deerskin

American  

[deer-skin] / ˈdɪərˌskɪn /

noun

1. the skin of a deer.

2. leather made from this.

3. a garment made of such leather.

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adjective

1. made of deerskin.

   a deerskin jacket.

deerskin British  

/ ˈdɪəˌskɪn /

noun

1. 1. the hide of a deer

   2. ( as modifier )

      a deerskin jacket

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Etymology

Origin of deerskin

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

Example Sentences

Dressed in rugged deerskin hunting shirts, the Virginians met up with some locals from nearby Marblehead, Massachusetts, who made fun of the Virginians and their frontier outfits.

From Literature

Some are bare-chested despite the cold, and some have deerskin mantles thrown over one shoulder.

From Literature

She’s wearing an orange headband with a single feather attached to it, and her deerskin clothing is fringed with beaded tassels.

From Literature

Made of iron, paper or even deerskin, the girdles were covered with iconography and wrapped around the birthing woman.

From Washington Post

At a PF Chang’s the next day, dressed in a deerskin shirt and knee-high moccasins, Dog laid out his strategy for his newest fugitive’s bond.

From New York Times