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Recent Examples of buckskin
The mind thrills to imagine a genderless prophet among the brocades and buckskin breeches of Revolutionary America, weirding out the normies, sticking a flower in the barrel of a musket, and goading the new nation to let its hair down—literally.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, Navajo baby carriers are built from a Ponderosa pine frame laced with buckskin straps.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2025
Even if hair is to be removed later in making buckskin or leather, use salt now to give the hide better quality.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
The passengers and drivers wear everything from Western cowboy garb and buckskins to historic pioneer wear.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, Navajo baby carriers are built from a Ponderosa pine frame laced with buckskin straps.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2025
Even if hair is to be removed later in making buckskin or leather, use salt now to give the hide better quality.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
The passengers and drivers wear everything from Western cowboy garb and buckskins to historic pioneer wear.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckskin
Noun
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Before the lean-to was finished, Tom crawled into it and wrapped the deerskin around his feet without taking his boots off.—
Elwyn "Bud" Myers,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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Down on the edge of the forest, the young men were preparing masks made from bark cloth—very light material, almost like deerskin—on frames.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Dec. 2025
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Antelope such as puku, reedbuck, and roan began to return in greater numbers.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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In 2019, just 19 roan antelopes were estimated to exist in Kenya, according to conservation experts.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2025
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Cold weather calls for this faux fur lining, a removable and machine washable insole with arch support (great for victims of plantar fasciitis) alongside top-grade materials like sheepskin and suede for a winter slipper worth investing in.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2026
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Instead of masking smells with fragrance sprays, which can stain or stiffen sheepskin, all of our experts suggested using baking soda and cornstarch for removing odors.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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Relieved of their blindfolds, the men now wore heavy rucksacks filled with colored rocks representing their anger (red), guilt and shame (black), and sadness (blue).—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Winner of the 2022 Tony Award for Best Play, the taut, engrossing and beautifully scripted play is evocatively and creatively staged by director Kim Strassburger in an arena-style production in Cygnet’s black-box Dottie Studio Theatre.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Hermès men’s outdoor jacket, $4,900; Loro Piana silk shirt, $1,660; Tod’s cotton trousers, $1,295; Ralph Lauren Purple Label calfskin belt, $395.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
8 Mar. 2026
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Bolero Bowler Bag, Pierpaolo Piccioli’s first bag design for the house, references the archives with its architectural construction and leathercraft heritage, using calfskin and lambskin.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Like any Boise kid, William Goodman grew up knowing landmarks such as the rearing palomino above the Ranch Club in Garden City.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Oct. 2025
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Rogers bought the ranch property to build a house with stables for his golden palomino horse, Trigger, as reported by the San Fernando Valley Times in November 1938.—
Sandra Barrera,
Daily News,
26 June 2025
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Get Tough Purchase ones made from cowhide, goatskin, or pigskin leather or abrasion-resistant canvas that will be harder for thorns to penetrate.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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The first violins were strung with sheep intestines, while early timpanis bore heads made from goatskin.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
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Surrounded by edible sorrel flowers.—
Eric Mandel,
AJC.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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While choice is strictly limited—two starters, two mains, cheese or dessert—the produce is exceptional, from juicy scallops to John Dory cooked with tangy sorrel and crunchy samphire, sea asparagus, accompanied by a seasonal pumpkin purée.—
John Brunton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Buckskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckskin. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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