deerskin

Moccasin material source

Deerskin is leather made from the hide of a deer, prized for its softness and durability.

It has long been used for clothing, gloves, moccasins, and other goods: a deerskin jacket.

The word also works as an adjective: deerskin gloves.

material

hide

Conceal or pelt

tanning · supple · pliable · soft · smooth · velvety · grain · full-grain · nubuck · rawhide

animal

buck

Male deer or dollar

  • doeAdult female deer
  • fawnYoung deer, or flatter
  • stagMale deer

antlers · hide · pelt · venison · game · hunted · wild · woodland · ungulate · mammal

craft

tanning

Curing hides or bronzing

tooling · embossing · dyeing · cutting · stretching · curing · lacing · quillwork · pattern · awl

indigenous

regalia

Ceremonial emblems of authority

moccasins · beadwork · quillwork · wampum · tradition · sacred · ancestral · native · ritual · dance

clothing

moccasins

Soft leather slip-ons

vest · tunic · jerkin · robe · breeches · shirt · pouch · belt · boots · loincloth

texture

supple

Flexing without damage

  • velvetySoft and smooth-textured
  • softYielding to touch
  • smoothWithout roughness or difficulty

pliable · buttery · flexible · gentle · luxurious · silky · delicate · tender · pliant · fine

historical

frontier

Edge of settlement

rendezvous · artifact · antique · museum · heirloom · vintage · traditional · preservation · archaeological · ancient

Categories
Opposites
animal source of leather

deerskincowhide

Tanned bovine leather

pigskin · sheepskin · goatskin · buffalo hide · crocodile skin

material type

deerskinsynthetic leather

Man-made hide substitute

faux leather · pleather · vegan leather · vinyl · plant-based leather

Family

deerskins

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G