What's the difference between shearling and sheepskin?

Shearling


Definition:

  • (n.) A sheep but once sheared.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Distinct lung lesions were found in 8 per cent of the hoggs, 12.5 per cent of the shearlings and 10 per cent of the ewes.
  • (2) While the effect had Anderson’s signature androgynous look, and a retro feel, bi-coloured sweaters, cropped shearling jackets and chunky scarves showed him moving gently towards more wearable pieces.
  • (3) Oversized shearling coats, worn smooth side out with pockets trimmed with the woolly part, appeared in over twenty guises – from classic black, sometimes worn by the male models sharing the catwalk, to printed and a particularly glamrock gold version.
  • (4) For instance, M&S find they do very well with fake fur, despite this not being a 'traditional' look – for next season there are fake shearlings, chubbies, sleek glossy furs, and Shrimpy-esque dip-dyes – while simultaneously doing excellent business with practical fabrics such as the Thinsulate modern thermal.
  • (5) Histological examination revealed lymphocytic mastitis associated with maedi-visna virus infection, in the udders of six of 25 hoggs (24 per cent), 21 of 39 shearlings (53.8 per cent) and 42 of 67 ewes (62.7 per cent).
  • (6) She also elaborated on the importance of the shearling – a contrast from the mink that dominated last season.
  • (7) M&S sells 40 styles ranging from cosy shearling to suede moccasin boasting hi-tech fabrics such as Thinsulate (which claims to makes slippers cosier) and Freshfeet which is "capable of combating the bacteria that cause odours".

Sheepskin


Definition:

  • (n.) The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it.
  • (n.) A diploma; -- so called because usually written or printed on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) His dad runs a financial trading company and his mum has a business selling leather coats and sheepskin products.
  • (2) The high mean number in sheepskins is the result of massively high populations in seven of the eighteen skins sampled.
  • (3) Inspired by the traditional architecture of Polish summer houses, or datchas , the owners have kitted out the apartments with real flair: rustic wooden furniture, sheepskin throws, woodburning stoves, luxury bedlinen and bathrooms.
  • (4) The most popular aids used for the relief of pressure areas included synthetic sheepskin pads (supplied to 46.2% of the affected patients) and ripple mattresses (supplied to 28.8% of the affected patients).
  • (5) Three other infants had been placed on sheepskin rugs for the first time and were found dead shortly thereafter.
  • (6) Hospital sheepskins were almost almost uniformly mite free.
  • (7) Her house is cluttered with books, throws, sheepskin rugs and a black and white cat called Yum-Yum ("after the Mikado") whose smell is everywhere.
  • (8) Beds are inflatable mattresses with sheepskin rugs, and guests chop their own wood and pick their own blueberries.
  • (9) The dermal collagen fibre-mesh of sheepskin was purified by a proteolytic enzyme treatment after which the skins were split, providing a split-skin graft corresponding to the reticular layer of the dermis.
  • (10) The effect of protecting the breast with sheepskin was significant at the 95% level of confidence in reducing incidence of breast blisters.
  • (11) The "moods" for the season are in synergy with the catwalk, yet given deliberately non-fashionista names: so the 1960s retro trend, which includes a short, belted pale-blue coat (£99) very similar to a Gucci version and a cracked patent jacket with square sheepskin collar (£89) which nods deeply to the Louis Vuitton catwalk, is dubbed "Downtown."
  • (12) The space boot and foam heel protectors were far more successful than sheepskin rugs or polyester heel protectors, which provided little protection to the prominent heel.
  • (13) The mean number of mites recovered from nursery sheepskins (all woollen) was thirteen times as high as the mean number from other forms of adult or infant bedding sampled.
  • (14) The at-risk older patient must immediately be placed on a supersoft support, with heels protected with sheepskin boots.
  • (15) In search of a biological mesh-prosthesis, sheepskin was processed according to established methods in the manufacture of leather.
  • (16) It teems with locals buying blankets, headscarves and spices and tourists browsing the lutes, sheepskin hats and replica daggers.
  • (17) Mulberry had fun with storybooks, English boarding school japes and a pooch on the catwalk wearing the label's most luxurious dog-wear to date, a sheepskin-trimmed and padded parka jacket; Anya Hindmarch themed her collection on Quality Street wrappers, provided a tea trolley and rode a bicycle.
  • (18) Its brand-new sister chalet, Chamois Lodge, sleeping nine, is available for £9,335 for the week starting 7 April, and has "witty, mountain chic decor" with cowhide rugs, sheepskins, antiques and art, and a hot tub.
  • (19) However the protection afforded is no more than 90%, and even less if the condom is made of sheepskin.
  • (20) The too-clean models look straight out of central casting, with their scarves, sheepskins and surly, stoned expressions.

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