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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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
This creative DIY project kit makes a beautiful leather bracelet with colorful deerskin lacing.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2018
Twelve years later, police found him hiding in the mountains, wrapped in a deerskin and with long, matted hair.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 28, 2018
At Douglas Dawson, there are 19th-century Japanese firemen’s deerskin coats, shaped like kimonos and painted with calligraphic characters and geometric patterns.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2014
Noiseless on his deerskin moccasins, he ran up the steps and tried the door.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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