deerskin
noun
deer·skin
ˈdir-ˌskin 
: leather made from the skin of a deer
also
: a garment of this leather
Examples of deerskin in a Sentence
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This officer wore a large-brimmed hat and a deerskin coat.
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New Atlas, 9 June 2025
Part Cherokee, her period garb of choice is a deerskin American Indian maiden’s dress.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
Venison, antlers and deerskins may have long been exchanged within Indigenous trade networks, but things changed drastically in the 17th century.
—Elic Weitzel, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
Lopez’s ban does not outlaw leather, cowhide or deerskin products.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Shearling was also rendered in a hooded bomber jacket design and as a detail on the collar of deerskin leather flight jackets.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Lopez’s ban does not outlaw leather, cowhide or deerskin products.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Shearling was also rendered in a hooded bomber jacket design and as a detail on the collar of deerskin leather flight jackets.
—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
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New Atlas, 9 June 2025
Part Cherokee, her period garb of choice is a deerskin American Indian maiden’s dress.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
Venison, antlers and deerskins may have long been exchanged within Indigenous trade networks, but things changed drastically in the 17th century.
—Elic Weitzel, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
Lopez’s ban does not outlaw leather, cowhide or deerskin products.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Shearling was also rendered in a hooded bomber jacket design and as a detail on the collar of deerskin leather flight jackets.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Lopez’s ban does not outlaw leather, cowhide or deerskin products.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Shearling was also rendered in a hooded bomber jacket design and as a detail on the collar of deerskin leather flight jackets.
—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
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“Deerskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deerskin. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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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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