Canepin

Canepin is a fine leather made from the epidermis of sheep and goats.[1][2] It is used to make women's gloves and to test the quality of scalpels.[3][4][5] The word comes from the French word canepin [kanəpƐ˜], meaning "skin".[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canepin
  2. ↑ http://alembert.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=765794843&catid=983568841:m%C3%A9gissier&Itemid=126
  3. ↑ http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/academie8/canepin&usg=ALkJrhiyqU415qW6oYfR19xdYopRLhUGOA
  4. ↑ http://dictionary.reverso.net/french-definition/canepin
  5. ↑ http://www.littre.org/definition/canepin
  6. ↑ http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Samfund,_jura_og_politik/Sprog/Fremmedord/c-ck/canepin
  7. ↑ http://www.wordreference.com/fres/canepin


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