Crossword clues for bearskin
bearskin
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bearskin \Bear"skin`\, n.
The skin of a bear.
A coarse, shaggy, woolen cloth for overcoats.
A cap made of bearskin, esp. one worn by soldiers.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. 1 The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug. 2 A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby. 3 (context dated English) A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.
WordNet
Wikipedia
A bearskin is a tall fur cap, usually worn as part of a ceremonial military uniform. Traditionally, the bearskin was the headgear of grenadiers and it is still worn by grenadier and guards regiments in various armies.
"Bearskin" is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, as tale no. 101. A variant from Sicily, Don Giovanni de la Fortuna, was collected by Laura Gonzenbach in Sicilianische Märchen and included by Andrew Lang in The Pink Fairy Book. Italo Calvino included another Italian version, The Devil's Breeches from Bologna, in his Italian Folktales.
It is Aarne-Thompson type 361, Bearskin, in which a man gains a fortune and a beautiful bride by entering into a pact with the devil.
Bearskin may refer to
- Bearskin, a tall fur cap.
- Bearskin (German fairy tale), a traditional German fairy tale about a deal with the devil.
- Bearskin (French fairy tale), a French literary fairy tale.
- Bearskin (film), a German film from the year 1986.
- Bearskin Airlines, a small airline operating in Ontario and Manitoba, Canada.
Bearskin is a French literary fairy tale by Henriette-Julie de Murat. It was included in her last novel, Les Lutins du château de Kernosy (The Sprites of Kernosy Castle, 1710).
The Bearskin is a German movie from the year 1986, based on the fairy tale Bearskin.
Usage examples of "bearskin".
He raised the collar of his bearskin cloak to protect his face from the numbing cold that poured past him, making his eyeballs ache and forcing him to take short, shallow breaths to keep his lungs from being frosted.
He sat, shucking off his bearskin, savoring the odors as Lhyn took the pan bread from the flames.
Morrhyn shed his bearskin as Racharran closed the tent flap and laced it tight.
He drank and thanked the Maker for the refuge, then spread his blanket and drew his bearskin over him and settled to sleep.
Mandorallen, once again in full armor and with a blue-and-silver pennon streaming from the tip of his lance, led the way with Barak in his gleaming mail shirt and black bearskin cape riding immediately behind him.
Barak rumbled as he stowed his bearskin cloak and helmet in one of the packs.
Grinneg sprawled in a large, hand-hewn chair with a bearskin tossed over it.
His hulking, lopsided figure, cloaked in a heavy bearskin, was silhouetted against the blazing fire.
Wrapped in his heavy bearskin cloak, the magician was an imposing figure.
He became a crippled old man in a bearskin cloak, standing as straight as his one good leg would hold him without his staff for support.
When she saw him throw his bearskin aside, revealing a red-stained wicker bowl held firmly between the stump of his arm and his waist, incredulous joy flushed her face.
The head was left attached to the hide, and while the meat was lowered into the waiting stone-lined pits, heated by fires, for a full day, the acolytes hung the huge bearskin on poles in front of the cave, where his unseeing eyes could watch the festivities.
Each man, cloaked in his bearskin, sat behind the skull of a cave bear.
Tir was making his way purposefully over to Rudy across the bearskin, tangling himself in the black and white silk of his gown.
Her eyes were down, considering the bent head of the child nuzzling around on the bearskin before her.