Doeskin vs. Buckskin

Doeskinnoun

(uncountable) Leather from the skin of a female deer or sheep.

Buckskinnoun

The skin of a male deer, a buck.

Doeskinnoun

(countable) The hide of a doe, as opposed to a buck.

‘Frequently, doeskins had a higher value in trade than the skins of bucks, as they were considered of finer quality.’;

Buckskinnoun

Clothing made from buckskin.

Doeskinnoun

A glove made of doeskin leather.

‘Elizabeth accidentally left her doeskins on the pew at Sunday service.’;

Buckskinnoun

A grayish yellow in colour.

Doeskinnoun

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

Buckskinnoun

A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.

Doeskinnoun

The skin of the doe.

Buckskinnoun

A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.

Doeskinnoun

A firm woolen cloth with a smooth, soft surface like a doe's skin; - made for men's wear.

Buckskinnoun

breeches made of buckskin.

Doeskinnoun

soft leather from deerskin or lambskin

Buckskinadjective

Of a grayish yellow in colour.

Doeskinnoun

a fine smooth soft woolen fabric

Buckskinnoun

The skin of a buck.

Doeskin

Doeskin is the split hide of an adult female deer with a velvet-like texture. It is frequently used for the manufacture of gloves.

Buckskinnoun

A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in color, made of deerskin.

Buckskinnoun

A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American soldier of the Revolutionary war.

‘Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought,An' did the buckskins claw, man.’;

Buckskinnoun

Breeches made of buckskin.

‘I have alluded to his buckskin.’;

Buckskinnoun

horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail

Buckskinnoun

a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin