deerskin

[ deer-skin ]

/ ˈdɪərˌskɪn /

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noun

the skin of a deer.

leather made from this.

a garment made of such leather.

adjective

made of deerskin: a deerskin jacket.

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Origin of deerskin

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

Words nearby deerskin

deer grass, deerhound, deer lick, deer mouse, Deer Park, deerskin, deerstalker, deer's-tongue, deer tick, deerweed, deeryard

How to use deerskin in a sentence

If you’re doing TIG welding, consider deerskin, which is soft and supple and allows for more dexterity.
Welding gloves to keep you safe and comfortable on the job|PopSci Commerce Team|February 9, 2021|Popular-Science
He was then attired picturesquely in a fringed deerskin jacket dressed by some of the Blackfeet across the Rockies.
The Gold Trail|Harold Bindloss
He came, and stood looking at them inquiringly, picturesque in his wide hat and his fringed deerskin jacket.
The Gold Trail|Harold Bindloss
Weston was also very hungry, and after beating his numbed hands he thrust them inside his deerskin jacket.
The Gold Trail|Harold Bindloss

The women especially tried to make a good thing out of the defeat of their braves, by selling us moccasins, deerskin breeches, &c.
Lincolniana|Andrew Adderup
The Skipper paddled away to Gjendebod, to bring home the deerskin which he had left there to dry.
Three in Norway|James Arthur Lees

British Dictionary definitions for deerskin

deerskin

/ (ˈdɪəˌskɪn) /

noun

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

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