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
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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
He pulled on his deerskin jacket and waved his gloved hand.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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