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🧵 Smooth wool cloth 🧤 Soft leather
doeskin

doeskin

1 9.6
A fine, soft wool fabric used for clothes or furniture
  • noun
  • /ˈdōsˌkin/
translation icon : tela de lana suave
  • He chose a doeskin shirt for the formal event, knowing it would make a comfortable yet stylish outfit.
  • doeskin dress

Examples

  • She admired her doeskin gloves, which were soft and warm against the chilly air.

  • I had on my white doeskin dress, slit for riding.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • She pulled on the doeskin shirt and the red-leather riding jacket.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The tailor recommended using doeskin fabric for the winter coat due to its smooth texture and warmth.

Synonyms

swan's down
vsdoeskin
9.8

A very soft wool fabric used for baby clothes

is used for broader, sturdier purposes like upholstery and everyday clothing

How Soft

cashmere
39 4.1
velvet
149 2.5
doeskin
1 9.6
wool
140 1.0
denim
59 1.0
burlap
  • US
23 6.1

Surface Forms

doeskin singular
doeskins plural

Morphology

doeskin = doe + skin (semi-transparent) = doe + skin

The word is formed from 'doe' + 'skin', but this sense names a woolen fabric rather than literal deer skin, so the relation is by resemblance or extension rather than direct literal meaning.

Etymology

Doeskin comes from the parts doe ('female deer') and skin, but the name was later used for a fine cloth because the fabric feels like that soft leather. So doeskin fabric is a smooth, soft wool that is remembered for its suede-like feel.