buckskin: Meaning and Definition of
buck•skin
Pronunciation: (buk'skin"), [key]
— n.
- the skin of a buck or deer.
- a strong, soft, yellowish or grayish leather, originally prepared from deerskins, now usually from sheepskins.
- breeches or shoes made of buckskin.
- a stiff, firm, starched cotton cloth with a smooth surface and napped back.
- a sturdy wool fabric constructed in satin weave, napped and cropped short to provide a smooth finish, and used in the manufacture of outer garments.
- a person, esp. a backwoodsman, dressed in buckskin.
- a horse the color of buckskin.
—adj.
- made of buckskin: buckskin gloves.
- having the color of buckskin; yellowish or grayish.
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