doeskin

American  

[doh-skin] / ˈdoʊˌskɪn /

noun

1. the skin of a doe.

2. leather made from this.

3. doeskins, soft leather gloves made of sheepskin.

4. a closely woven woolen cloth made with a satin or a small twill weave.

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adjective

1. made of doeskin.

doeskin British  

/ ˈdəʊˌskɪn /

noun

1. the skin of a deer, lamb, or sheep

2. a very supple leather made from this skin and used esp for gloves

3. a heavy smooth satin-weave or twill-weave cloth

4. (modifier) made of doeskin

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Etymology

Origin of doeskin

First recorded in 1425–75, doeskin is from the late Middle English word doskin. See doe, skin

Example Sentences

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

Last week, to set off the doeskin military cloak that has attracted much attention of late, he acquired a new pair of trousers, blazing with the broad scarlet stripes of an honorary General of Infantry.

From Time Magazine Archive

At 59, Gilcrease speaks with the doeskin softness of the Creek Nation, and only after ponderous buffalo-like reflection.

From Time Magazine Archive

She wore doeskin gloves, with gauntlets that protected her wrists.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin