snakeskin

[ sneyk-skin ]

/ ˈsneɪkˌskɪn /

the skin of a snake.

leather made from the skin of a snake.

Origin of snakeskin

First recorded in 1815–25; snake + skin

Animal prints abounded: snakeskin booties, leopard-print hot pants, zebra-printed flamingo skirts.

Rodarte’s Ode to Los Angeles |Isabel Wilkinson |September 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In a series of private appointments on Sunday, Tom Ford quietly showed a collection filled with fur, leather, and snakeskin.

Tom Ford Presentation: London Fashion Week Fall Winter 2012 |Isabel Wilkinson |February 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
A few weeks ago, a female client from the South spent $1,200 on a Gucci snakeskin bag from Barry.

What Rich People Don't Want You to Know About Their Spending |The Daily Beast |December 15, 2008 |DAILY BEAST
On one arm was another bead ornament, prettily devised; and on the other a wooden charm, tied by a string covered with snakeskin.

The Discovery of the Source of the Nile |John Hanning Speke

There was a dagger in the snakeskin girdle she wore about her waist—a single thrust and she could have killed him.

The Argus Pheasant |John Charles Beecham
The snakeskin bird gets its name from its habit of using the cast-off skins of snakes for decorative purposes.

The Dawn of Reason |James Weir
He found the man sitting at the door of his hut, making magic with a horsehair and a snakeskin, and some ground-up glass.

Tales of Folk and Fairies |Katharine Pyle
There was alligator, lizard skin, pigskin, snakeskin and sealskin; even grained leather was copied.

The Story of Leather |Sara Ware Bassett

snakeskin

/ (ˈsneɪkˌskɪn) /

the skin of a snake, esp when made into a leather valued for handbags, shoes, etc