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doeskin

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doe·skin  (dskn)
n.
1.
a. The skin of a doe, deer, or goat.
b. Leather made from this skin, used especially for gloves.
2. A fine, soft, smooth woolen fabric.
3. A densely napped finish for certain woolen fabrics, such as flannel.
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Noun1.doeskin - soft leather from deerskin or lambskin
leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
2.doeskin - a fine smooth soft woolen fabric
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"


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A long knife was in the doeskin belt that supported the doeskin skirt tightly about her lithe limbs.
The Lost Continent by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Or a soft, doeskin loin cloth from the body of a black she?
The Son Of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
The young man whose presence served to set in play all these feminine self- conceits, appeared to pay very little heed to the matter, and, while these pretty damsels were vying with one another to attract his attention, he seemed to be chiefly absorbed in polishing the buckle of his sword belt with his doeskin glove.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
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