doeskin
Americannoun
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the skin of a doe.
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leather made from this.
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doeskins, soft leather gloves made of sheepskin.
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a closely woven woolen cloth made with a satin or a small twill weave.
adjective
noun
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the skin of a deer, lamb, or sheep
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a very supple leather made from this skin and used esp for gloves
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a heavy smooth satin-weave or twill-weave cloth
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(modifier) made of doeskin
Etymology
Origin of doeskin
First recorded in 1425–75, doeskin is from the late Middle English word doskin. See doe, skin
Example Sentences
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Her Dare survives among friendly natives to become an American Diana, or a Katniss Everdeen avant la lettre, sprinting through unbroken forests in doeskin, wielding her bow and arrow to deadly effect.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2015
Its author, after all, was once a debutante who sent her doeskin gloves to Scotland to be cleaned after each wearing, and who writes about a beloved pony, “Doughnut was everything to me.”
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2010
At 59, Gilcrease speaks with the doeskin softness of the Creek Nation, and only after ponderous buffalo-like reflection.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tynan's professionalism consisted of purple doeskin suits, gold satin shirts and floppy velvet cravats.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her sleeves and bodice were sewn with freshwater pearls, and on her feet were white doeskin slippers—pretty, but not warm.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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