Dictionary entry

Taxidermy

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Tax″i‐der′my (?), n. [Gr. � an arranging, arrangement (fr. � to arrange) + � a skin, from � to skin: cf. F. taxidermie. See Tactics, Tear, v. t.] The art of preparing, preserving, and mounting the skins of animals so as to represent their natural appearance, as for cabinets.