buckskin
Americannoun
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a strong, soft, yellowish or grayish leather, originally prepared from deerskins, now usually from sheepskins.
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buckskins, breeches or shoes made of buckskin.
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a stiff, firm, starched cotton cloth with a smooth surface and napped back.
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a sturdy wool fabric constructed in satin weave, napped and cropped short to provide a smooth finish, and used in the manufacture of outer garments.
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a person, especially a backwoodsman, dressed in buckskin.
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a horse the color of buckskin.
adjective
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made of buckskin.
buckskin gloves.
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having the color of buckskin; yellowish or grayish.
noun
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the skin of a male deer
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a strong greyish-yellow suede leather, originally made from deerskin but now usually made from sheepskin
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( as modifier )
buckskin boots
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(sometimes capital) a person wearing buckskin clothes, esp an American soldier of the Civil War
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a stiffly starched cotton cloth
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a strong satin-woven woollen fabric
adjective
Etymology
Origin of buckskin
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at buck 1, skin
Example Sentences
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Baker’s Indigenous and German heritage inform her three large abstract collage hangings, created using synthetic turf animated by acrylic paint, yarn and a variety of natural materials, including corn husk, willow, buffalo hide and buckskin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
He says an old trapper there taught him the Indigenous method of making buckskin leather by soaking hides in animal brains and tanning them using wood smoke.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
Or if the buckskin has been washed for five days in a row, it turns into rawhide.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2022
Ms. Littlefeather arrived at the ceremony with only about 15 minutes left of the official program, wearing a glimmering buckskin dress, moccasins and hair ties.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2022
He gives me a buckskin pouch and shows me how to hang it from my waist with a leather strap.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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