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Wing (medicine) and sheepskin (iou)


Wing (medicine)


wing
<plant biology> A membranous expansion of a fruit or seed, which aids dispersal, a thin flange of tissue extended beyond the normal outline of a stem or petiole, a lateral petal of a flower in the family Fabaceae.


sheepskin (iou)



sheepskin noun & adjective. ME.
[formed as SHEEP'S HEAD + SKIN noun.]
A. noun.
a. The skin or hide of a sheep with the wool on, esp. as dressed and used for clothing. ME.
b. A coat made of this. E20.
a. The skin or hide of a sheep without the wool, dressed and prepared for parchment, for use in bookbinding, etc. ME.
b. A parchment diploma received on taking a degree; the holder of such a diploma. N. Amer. slang. E19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Made or consisting of sheepskin. E17.
sheepskinned adjective dressed in sheepskin E17.