Definition of "lapin" [lapin]

• Rabbit fur, especially when dyed to imitate a more expensive fur. (noun)

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• "He draws the reader in with light-touch humor and a fondness for detail, like the finicky primping of a truck with reverse-osmosis rinse water, the hazardous-material rating of Glenlivet Scotch, the bad luck associated with saying the word lapin (“rabbit”) on a French boat or the persistent culture of hobos on coal trains."
• "The coats range from cheap ratty rabbit (marketed in some quarters as "lapin," which is French for bunny) to the occasional mink with the requisite satin lining and elaborate monogramming."
• "Fur has been stealing on to the high street by way of linings, cuffs and a certain strategic obfuscation (labels that say "lapin" rather than the more pitchfork-baiting"