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galyak

(gal′yak′)

noun

a flat, glossy fur made from the pelts of lambs or kids

Origin: < word used in a region of Uzbekistan for a premature lamb < Russ golyak, bare, naked < IE base *gal- > callow

See galyak in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A flat glossy fur made from the pelt of a stillborn lamb or kid.

Origin:

Origin: Russian dialectal golyak, sheepskin coat of smooth fur

Origin: , from Russian golyĭ, smooth, bald, naked

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