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bearskin

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bearskin
1. the pelt of a bear, esp when used as a rug
2. a rough shaggy woollen cloth, used for overcoats


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Wrapping myself in my shaggy jacket of the cloth called bearskin, I fought my way against the stubborn storm.
The Emperor rode to the square where, facing one another, a battalion of the Preobrazhensk regiment stood on the right and a battalion of the French Guards in their bearskin caps on the left.
At first I thought he was a wild animal, because he wore around his waist and over his shoulders a ragged piece of bearskin.
 
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