bearskin

noun

Etymology: From bear + skin.

1. The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug.

   “The farmer flayed him as he had the bear, and so he had both bear-skin and fox-skin.”

   “In the midst stalked the King, his great limbs muffled, like Goldry’s, in a cloak: and it was of black silk lined with black bearskin, and ornamented with crabs worked in diamonds.”

2. A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby.
3. A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats.