Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doeskin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: doe-skin
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Leather from the skin of a female deer or sheep.

Uncountable

noun

The hide of a doe, as opposed to a buck.

Countable

noun

A glove made of doeskin leather.

Countable

noun

A very soft, close-napped fabric, especially of high quality.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He was dressed in shirt of doeskin, / White and soft, and fringed with ermine, / All inwrought with beads of wampum..."
"A long knife was in the doeskin belt that supported the doeskin skirt tightly about her lithe limbs."
"Frequently, doeskins had a higher value in trade than the skins of bucks, as they were considered of finer quality."
"Elizabeth accidentally left her doeskins on the pew at Sunday service."
"In the morning Mr. Logan wore a doeskin box coat with pearl buttons nearly as large as alarm clocks in two rows on it."

Etymology

From doe + skin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

doeskins (plural)

Questions

What does doeskin mean?: Leather from the skin of a female deer or sheep.
Where does doeskin come from?: From doe + skin.

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