rabbit fur, generally dyed in imitation of more valuable skins
Origin of lapin
Fr, rabbit from lapereau from or akin to Portuguese laparo, of Iberian-Balearic origin, originallylapin
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lapin
noun
Rabbit fur, especially when dyed to imitate a more expensive fur.
Origin of lapin
French from alteration of Old French lapriel ( probably influenced by connin rabbit )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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From Middle French laperean (“rabbit”).
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