What is a cap made of bearskin, esp. one worn by soldiers. BEAR'S-PAW Bear's"-paw`, n. (Zoöl.) A large bivalve shell of the East Indies (Hippopus maculatus), often used as an ornament called?

bearskin — A cap made of bearskin, esp. one worn by soldiers. BEAR'S-PAW Bear's"-paw`, n. (Zoöl.) A large bivalve shell of the East Indies (Hippopus maculatus), often used as an ornament. (Webster's 1913.)

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