doeskin

noun

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

   “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.”

2. (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.”

3. (countable, in-plural)A glove made of doeskin leather.

   “Elizabeth accidentally left her doeskins on the pew at Sunday service.”

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

   “In the morning Mr. Logan wore a doeskin box coat with pearl buttons nearly as large as alarm clocks in two rows on it.”