buckskin

Soft deer leather

Buckskin is soft, pliable leather made from the hide of a deer or similar animal, traditionally used for clothing, gloves, and moccasins.

The yellowish-tan color of this leather gives its name to a horse coat color—a buckskin horse has a tan body with black mane, tail, and lower legs.

In the plural, buckskins are garments made from this leather: a frontiersman in buckskins.

leather

tanning

Curing hides or bronzing

supple · soft · chamois · suede · pliable · durable · natural · rawhide · full-grain · aniline

apparel

deerskin

Tanned cervid hide

  • fringeOutermost edge or margin
  • jacketSleeved upper-body covering
  • vestSleeveless upper-body garment

trousers · tunic · moccasins · leggings · shirt · gauntlets · garments · clothing · costume · regalia

frontier

frontiersman

Settler of wild borders

wilderness · explorer · homesteader · territory · expedition · trading post · fur trade · colonial · American West · Appalachian

color

tawny

Warm brownish-yellow hue

  • fawnYoung deer, or flatter
  • tanYellowish-brown hue
  • buffAvid fan; also burnish

camel · beige · khaki · sand · golden brown · honey · amber · wheat · warm · muted

horse

palomino

Gold horse, light mane

  • dunDemand debt repayment
  • grullaGray-tan horse coloring
  • coatOuter garment or layer

mane · marking · breeding · quarter horse · mustang · mare · stallion · gelding · foal · golden

crafts

tooling

Industrial machinery preparation

chaps · boots · shoes · pouches · quivers · sheaths · beadwork · fringing · lacing · stitching

Categories
Opposites
leather source animal

buckskincowhide

Tanned bovine leather

patent leather · pigskin · calfskin · sheepskin · goatskin

material processing

buckskinpatent leather

Lacquered hide, highly reflective

vinyl · pleather · faux leather · nylon · plastic

Phrases
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buckskins

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G