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Doeskin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Leather from the skin of a female deer or sheep. uncountable

    "He was dressed in shirt of doeskin, / White and soft, and fringed with ermine, / All inwrought with beads of wampum..."

  2. 2
    a fine smooth soft woolen fabric wordnet
  3. 3
    The hide of a doe, as opposed to a buck. countable

    "Frequently, doeskins had a higher value in trade than the skins of bucks, as they were considered of finer quality."

  4. 4
    soft leather from deerskin or lambskin wordnet
  5. 5
    A glove made of doeskin leather. countable, in-plural

    "Elizabeth accidentally left her doeskins on the pew at Sunday service."

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  1. 6
    A very soft, close-napped fabric, especially of high quality. uncountable

    "In the morning Mr. Logan wore a doeskin box coat with pearl buttons nearly as large as alarm clocks in two rows on it."

Etymology

From doe + skin.

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