deerskin

[deer-skin]

noun

the skin of a deer.

leather made from this.

a garment made of such leather.

adjective

made of deerskin: a deerskin jacket.

Origin of deerskin

1350–1400; Middle English dereskin, variant of deres skin. See deer, skin

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Examples from the Web for deerskin

Historical Examples of deerskin

But the coyote took him by the neck of his deerskin shirt and dragged him a little.
The Trail Book
Mary Austin
In the refuse on the floor I found a piece of deerskin about ten inches square.
The Long Labrador Trail
Dillon Wallace
Pete made a rough coat and even a skirt for her of deerskin.
The Heart of Thunder Mountain
Edfrid A. Bingham
At one side and alone stood a deerskin tent of peculiar form.
The Gaunt Gray Wolf
Dillon Wallace
Inside the wigwam, a deerskin curtain separated them from each other.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children
Mabel Powers

British Dictionary definitions for deerskin

deerskin

noun

the hide of a deer
(as modifier)a deerskin jacket

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Word Origin and History for deerskin

late 14c., from deer + skin (n.).