deerskin
Americannoun
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the skin of a deer.
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leather made from this.
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a garment made of such leather.
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of deerskin
1350–1400; Middle English dereskin, variant of deres skin. See deer, skin
Example Sentences
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In reality, Tomochichi would have worn deerskin leggings and a long white shirt with a ceremonial belt and an elaborate bandolero bag, according to the Muscogee and other scholars.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2022
Deerskin Jean Dujardin stars in writer-director Quentin Dupieux’s darkly comic 2019 horror film as a middle-aged drifter who becomes obsessed with owning an expensive deerskin jacket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
Among other items, Powhatan received a scarlet cloak and gave Newport his beaded deerskin mantle in return.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
While leather pockets — which are also known as traditional because Native Americans used deerskin or raw cowhide to string sticks — were the norm 20 years ago, they have become an outlier.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2015
Gitano only looked at him with resentful eyes, and he picked up the fallen deerskin and firmly wrapped the beautiful blade in it.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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