doeskin means leather from the skin of a female deer or sheep. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From doe + skin.
noun
- Leather from the skin of a female deer or sheep.“He was dressed in shirt of doeskin, / White and soft, and fringed with ermine, / All inwrought with beads of wampum...”
- The hide of a doe, as opposed to a buck.“Frequently, doeskins had a higher value in trade than the skins of bucks, as they were considered of finer quality.”
- A glove made of doeskin leather.“Elizabeth accidentally left her doeskins on the pew at Sunday service.”
- A very soft, close-napped fabric, especially of high quality.“In the morning Mr. Logan wore a doeskin box coat with pearl buttons nearly as large as alarm clocks in two rows on it.”
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