Buckskin
adj, noun
adj, noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The skin of a male deer, a buck. countable, uncountable
- 2 horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail wordnet
- 3 Clothing made from buckskin. countable, uncountable
"As she spoke, we perceived two lines of figures, one male and the other female, to the number of about a hundred, each advancing round the human bonfire, arrayed only in the usual leopard and buck skins."
- 4 a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin wordnet
- 5 Breeches made of buckskin. countable, uncountable
"I have alluded to his buckskins."
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- 6 A grayish yellow in colour. countable, uncountable
- 7 A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin. countable, uncountable
- 8 A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war. countable, uncountable
"Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought, / An' did the buckskins claw, man."
- 9 A horse with a light yellowish-brown coat. countable, uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Of a grayish yellow in colour. not-comparable
Example
More examples"As she spoke, we perceived two lines of figures, one male and the other female, to the number of about a hundred, each advancing round the human bonfire, arrayed only in the usual leopard and buck skins."
Etymology
From Middle English bukskyn; equivalent to buck + skin.
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