What's the difference between cordovan and goatskin?

Cordovan


Definition:

  • (n.) Same as Cordwain. In England the name is applied to leather made from horsehide.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Another recessive allele, cordovan-Harwell, has an intermediate, dark-brown phenotype and produces only very low levels of presumably normal TRP-1 mRNA.

Goatskin


Definition:

  • (n.) The skin of a goat, or leather made from it.
  • (a.) Made of the skin of a goat.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Cowhide and goatskin are used to make Mulberry goods, as well as ostrich leather and alligator skins.
  • (2) Here’s an exclusive glimpse of the bills that could have graced the goatskin parchment the Queen will slip out of the silk purse.

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