deerskin
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈdɪrˌskɪn/
:
cuero de ciervo
- We held hands as we shuffled through the brittle leaves, my buttery deerskin glove against his, rough and black.
- the deerskin trade
- deerskin dress
Examples
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Gordon looked at the deerskin shirt Pela had made for him.
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The export of deerskins had long been an important source of revenue on the southeast coast.
Academic text (2007) -
Spain, England, and France tried to control trade with Native Americans for deerskin and slaves.
Fiction book (1992) -
A jagged rock had torn through his moccasin, clear through the deerskin and into his foot.
Fiction book (1998) -
Until mid-century, deerskins represented the second most valuable commodity for South Carolina after rice.
Academic text (2007) -
The girls likewise dressed in their finest deerskin capes, ponchos, and skirts.
Fiction book (1995) -
The enemy's tall deerskin moccasins came to her knees, meeting the fringes of her deerskin skirt.
Fiction book (1995) -
Ipa glanced down at her slender arms and legs protruding from the soft deerskin poncho and skirt.
Fiction book (1995) -
Her fingers closed tighter, and her deerskin gloves kept the reins from sliding away.
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Tonton Annajaka was standing in the open doorway, dressed in a simple deerskin long shirt and moccasins.
Synonyms
Soft, fine leather made from the skin of a female deer or sometimes a lamb
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deerskin is simply a compound of deer and skin, meaning the 'skin' of a deer used as 'leather'. So, deerskin still refers to the soft, strong leather made from a deer's hide.