Shearling vs. Sheepskin — What's the Difference?

Shearling is a skin from a recently shorn sheep or lamb that has been tanned and dressed with the wool left on. It has a suede surface on one side and a clipped fur surface on the other.

Sheepskin is the hide of a sheep, sometimes also called lambskin. Unlike common leather, sheepskin is tanned with the fleece intact, as in a pelt.

A young sheep that has been sheared once.

The skin of a sheep either tanned with the fleece left on or in the form of leather or parchment.

The tanned skin of a sheared sheep or lamb, with the short wool still attached.

(Informal) A diploma.

A synthetic material that resembles shearling.

(uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.

A sheep that has been shorn for the first time

A diploma.

A sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the fibers are of uniform depth

The tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on, especially when used for clothing, rugs, etc.

A sheep but once sheared.

The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it.

A diploma; - so called because usually written or printed on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep.

Tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

Skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

A document certifying the successful completion of a course of study