buck skin
noun
2.
a strong, soft, yellowish or grayish leather, originally prepared from deerskins, now usually from sheepskins.
3.
buckskins, breeches or shoes made of buckskin.
4.
a stiff, firm, starched cotton cloth with a smooth surface and napped back.
5.
a sturdy wool fabric constructed in satin weave, napped and cropped short to provide a smooth finish, and used in the manufacture of outer garments.
adjective
8.
made of buckskin: buckskin gloves.
9.
having the color of buckskin; yellowish or grayish.
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buckskin (ˈbʌkˌskɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the skin of a male deer |
| 2. | a. a strong greyish-yellow suede leather, originally made from deerskin but now usually made from sheepskin |
| b. (as modifier): buckskin boots | |
| 3. | (US) (sometimes capital) a person wearing buckskin clothes, esp an American soldier of the Civil War |
| 4. | a stiffly starched cotton cloth |
| 5. | a strong satin-woven woollen fabric |
| —adj | |
| 6. | greyish-yellow |
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Word Origin & History
buckskin
c.1300, "skin of a buck," from buck (n.) + skin. Meaning "leather made from buckskin" was in use by 1804. The word was a nickname for Continental troops in the American Revolution.
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