deerskin
noun
deer·skin
ˈdir-ˌskin 
: leather made from the skin of a deer
also
: a garment of this leather
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Lopez’s ban does not outlaw leather, cowhide or deerskin products.
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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
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
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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
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
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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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