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Recent Examples of deerskin
Those settlers would have traded a pile of deerskins for a rifled barrel.
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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
With a French duck-feather fill and a slick black deerskin shell, this sleeveless wonder conveys urbane polish, not nautical necessity.
—Andrew Nelson, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2021
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
With a French duck-feather fill and a slick black deerskin shell, this sleeveless wonder conveys urbane polish, not nautical necessity.
—Andrew Nelson, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deerskin
Noun
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Its glossy goatskin leather fabrication adds to the sumptuousness of it all.—
Alexis Bennett Parker,
Vogue,
7 Jan. 2025
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Creole chickens weave between our legs, a chunky pig snuffles across the dirt floor, and a dusty ginger cat snoozes on a goatskin chair.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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These Ugg slippers are lined with fuzzy sheepskin that’s well-suited for everything from lounging at home to bracing the outdoors.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
1 Dec. 2024
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Made with a suede upper, sheepskin lining, and comfortable insole, they are designed to keep feet warm while remaining stylish.—
Casey Clark,
People.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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Defined by a fully cylindrical shape, the Edith bag features two top handles, a top zipper, and a leather zipper fully crafted out of calfskin leather.—
Alexis Bennett Parker,
Vogue,
7 Jan. 2025
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Moto boots are ready to hit the road or runway in supple calfskin leather, sensual suede takes on a life of its own in the form of fringe, and smooth studs appear more ritzy than rocker.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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It’s crafted in supple lambskin in Loewe’s sinisterly moody-meets-powdery hues—pistachios, oxblood, etc.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2025
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The model wore white strass lambskin ballet flats with brass and acrylic embellishments by Alaïa, inspired by classical Japanese shoes.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Cowboys and frontiersmen adopted the embellishment from American Indian tribes, which cut tassels into suede buckskins or deer hides to keep warm and to camouflage them in the wild.—
Ari Stark,
WWD,
3 July 2024
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Advertisement Think of Jets and Sharks decked out in buckskins or Yankee blue, ambling down our grubby streets, swapping mad-dog stares or whistling a few bars of those taunting tunes — pushing, egging, daring someone to start something.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2024
Noun
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Garvey, the former Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres first baseman and National League most valuable player in 1974, has played the baseball card to the hilt, even passing out autographed horsehides at many campaign stops.—
Thomas Elias,
The Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2024
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According to its founder, Gary Eastman, the business attired nearly every other character in the series, producing the brown B-3 jackets worn by Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan, and others, as well as the Type A-2 horsehide and Type B-10 cotton jackets that also feature throughout the series.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
21 Feb. 2024
Noun
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The dress was covered with sequin embellishments in a snakeskin pattern.—
WWD Staff,
WWD,
2 Jan. 2025
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Vegan safari After blowing up in 2024, leopard print is nowhere near done for 2025—in fact, it’s being joined by snakeskin, zebra, and almost the entire animal kingdom.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
18 Dec. 2024
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High-quality wool and mohair throws, thick cotton, cowhide rugs, and leathers that gain a patina over time are all ideal choices.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Jan. 2025
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The little, low room was dimly lighted with oil-lamps, and the boys clumped about the stoves in their cowhide boots, and laughed and buzzed and ate apples and peanuts and giggled, and grew suddenly solemn when the grave men and women looked at them.—
Christopher Carroll,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Deerskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deerskin. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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