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But whatever it is, the skins would still have to be tawed leather rather than tanned leather to be supple enough to wear -- unless they are just leather leggings. This means keeping an eye out for evidence from records of producers of tanners as well as glovers and producers of whiteleather. Clifford Davidson On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, william ingram wrote: > Is it possible -- if "ape skins" is the right reading of this passage > -- that apeskin is simply the name of a kind of pelt, unrelated to actual > apes, on the analogy of moleskin, which is certainly not made from moles? > The passage in question suggests that the apeskin goes over the hose, so > it's not likely a full-body garment, as some have been suggesting. >