English
Alternative spellings
deer-skin
Etymology
From term|deer + term|skin.
Adjective
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- Made from deer leather or hide.
#:Nichole wore a pair of deerskin gloves because she said she could feel more through them.
Noun
en-noun
- uncountable leather|Leather made from deer hide.
#:The moccasin maker had a pile of deer-skin on the table, waiting to be cut out.
- countable The hide, whether tanned or not, of one deer.
#:The hunter exchanged twenty deerskins for a bottle of whiskey at the trading post.
- countable An article of clothing manufactured from deerskin. Often constructed in the plural.
#:The trapper wore deerskins because they were softer than cow leather garments and rustled less than canvas.
See also
buckskin
doeskin
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