deerskin
noun
deer·skin
ˈdir-ˌskin 
: leather made from the skin of a deer
also
: a garment of this leather
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Shearling was also rendered in a hooded bomber jacket design and as a detail on the collar of deerskin leather flight jackets.
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Those settlers would have traded a pile of deerskins for a rifled barrel.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 23 Nov. 2023
Instead of the rubber balls, plastic sticks and helmets used today, the original players were equipped with wooden sticks with a netted leather head and deerskin balls.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2023
This particular deerskin style comes in a supple, buttery leather worthy of the shoe’s steep price tag; but the shoe also comes in a few other materials such as wool for cooler climates and suede for the warmer months.
—Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
Although the nylon back of the glove is waterproof, the palm, made of deerskin leather, is not.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2023
Check out the Gulisi Garifuna Museum to learn about the history of the people and their contributions to today’s vibrant cultural community, and step into the Lebeha Drumming Center to try your hand at working the instruments, made from mahogany and deerskin.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
These gloves are crafted from full-grain deerskin, with plush shearling cuffs and Thinsulate insulation.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2023
The idea behind this unusual design is that 2.75-ounce deerskin, stitched with as few seams as possible for fewer weak points, provides better protection than carbon-fiber armor, which can fracture and cause worse injury.
—Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2021
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Sandra Salibian, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Those settlers would have traded a pile of deerskins for a rifled barrel.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 23 Nov. 2023
Instead of the rubber balls, plastic sticks and helmets used today, the original players were equipped with wooden sticks with a netted leather head and deerskin balls.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2023
This particular deerskin style comes in a supple, buttery leather worthy of the shoe’s steep price tag; but the shoe also comes in a few other materials such as wool for cooler climates and suede for the warmer months.
—Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
Although the nylon back of the glove is waterproof, the palm, made of deerskin leather, is not.
—Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2023
Check out the Gulisi Garifuna Museum to learn about the history of the people and their contributions to today’s vibrant cultural community, and step into the Lebeha Drumming Center to try your hand at working the instruments, made from mahogany and deerskin.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 May 2022
These gloves are crafted from full-grain deerskin, with plush shearling cuffs and Thinsulate insulation.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2023
The idea behind this unusual design is that 2.75-ounce deerskin, stitched with as few seams as possible for fewer weak points, provides better protection than carbon-fiber armor, which can fracture and cause worse injury.
—Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2021
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deerskin
noun
deer·skin
ˈdi(ə)r-ˌskin
1
: leather made from the skin of a deer
2
: a garment of deerskin
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