buck·skin (b k sk n )n. 1. a. The skin of a male deer. b. A soft, grayish-yellow leather usually having a suede finish, once made from deerskins but now generally made from sheepskins. 2. buckskins Clothing, especially breeches or shoes, made from buckskin. 3. A person who wears buckskins, especially an American backwoodsman or soldier in the Revolutionary War. 4. A horse of a grayish-yellow color. buck skin adj. |
buckskin [ˈbʌkˌskɪn]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the skin of a male deer
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning)
a. a strong greyish-yellow suede leather, originally made from deerskin but now usually made from sheepskin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. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a stiffly starched cotton cloth
5. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a strong satin-woven woollen fabric
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) greyish-yellow
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | buckskin - horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail |
| 2. | buckskin - a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning |
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