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

Inside the three-room house sits Mother Bear, a 71-year-old Mashpee Wampanoag, hand-stitching a deerskin hat.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2021

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

Bling For men, Ermenegildo Zegna dark brown deerskin slippers at £255 from Selfridges and for women, Ugg cozy knit heart slippers at £80 from John Lewis.

From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2012

A young Tina Turner bought a skimpy deerskin halter dress with flowers burned into it.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2012

A wide strip of deerskin pegged to each allowed them to move up and down.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George