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Latest revision as of 20:49, 19 July 2017
Do not confuse moleskin with moleskine.
- Moleskin is a fabric (earlier, furs taken from moles, the common underground mammal). Artificial 'Moleskin' is woven from cotton. It has a fine pile which is sheared to give a tight fabric. It was formerly used to make protective garments for manual work: agricultural labourers and coal-miners used often to wear moleskins, specifically trousers, for their hard-wearing properties and their ability to shed dry dirt.
- Moleskine, with a final '-e', is the proprietary name of a brand of notebook manufactured in Italy. Hence the name should be pronounced 'moll-ess-KEEN-eh' (IPA: /mol ɛs ˈkiː ne/) - but to pronounce it like this in the UK is to risk being thought affected. The common pronunciation here is like that of the fabric (and animal fur): 'MOAL-skin', IPA: /ˈməʊl skɪn/.
