deerskin

[ deer-skin ]

/ ˈdɪərˌskɪn /

noun

the skin of a deer.

leather made from this.

a garment made of such leather.

adjective

made of deerskin: a deerskin jacket.

Nearby words

deerfield, deerfield beach, deerfly, deergrass, deerhound, deerskin, deerstalker, deerweed, deeryard, dees, deesis

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

The netting is made of deerskin, with the hair removed, and allowed to dry into a condition usually known as parchment.
Ethnology of the Ungava District, Hudson Bay Territory|Lucien Turner
Old Joe lost no time in ripping open the deerskin fastenings of the bag and dragging out its contents.
The Bungalow Boys North of Fifty-Three|Dexter J. Forrester
Nightly he plunged from the sweat-lodge into the lake and later slept the sleep of utter weariness under a deerskin cover.
Diane of the Green Van|Leona Dalrymple
From the deerskin he cut a quantity of fine strips and bent into oval shape two tough sticks of vine maple.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair

Her feet were protected from the cold by two pair of blanket socks, besides very thick moccasins of deerskin.
Ungava|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for deerskin

deerskin

/ (ˈdɪəˌskɪn) /

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for deerskin

deerskin

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