Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Leather made from the hide of a deer.
- noun A garment made from deerskin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The hide of a deer, or leather made from such a hide.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The skin of a deer, or the leather which is made from it.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Made from deer
leather orhide . - noun uncountable
Leather made fromdeer hide . - noun countable The hide, whether
tanned or not, of one deer. - noun countable An article of
clothing manufactured from deerskin. Often constructed in the plural.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun leather from the hide of a deer
Etymologies
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Examples
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A new class of commercial hunters, who flourished under Dutch protection, produced far more deer products far more quickly than aborigines could, and, by removing the aboriginal step in deerskin production, brought more profits to themselves and the Dutch.
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About half of them were women, in short deerskin or homespun dresses; there were a number of children, the younger ones almost completely naked.
The Return H. Beam Piper 1934
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About half of them were women, in short deerskin skirts or homespun dresses.
The Return H. Beam Piper 1934
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They wear a kind of deerskin combinations made in one piece and trimmed at the neck and wrists with wolverine, a pair of enormous sealskin moccasins, which gives them an awkward waddling gait, completing their attire.
From Paris to New York by Land Harry De Windt 1894
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Choosing three, he wrapped them with a cushion of thick wool and deerskin, then slid the precious bundles into the lining of his coat, close to his heart.
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Dressed in a fine mail shirt and deerskin pants; calf high boots of much service covered his feet.
Archive 2009-12-01 Reis O'Brien 2009
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Washington faced the leading men of several nations, wearing deerskin leggings and moccasins and upper garments of furs or trade blankets, their clothing and turbans decorated in a variety of styles.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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Dressed in a fine mail shirt and deerskin pants; calf high boots of much service covered his feet.
Conan Fan Fiction! Cromsblood 2009
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Today Doe gave me soft-soled shoes made of deerskin leather.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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Washington faced the leading men of several nations, wearing deerskin leggings and moccasins and upper garments of furs or trade blankets, their clothing and turbans decorated in a variety of styles.
George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011
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