buckskin
buckskin Lexical Profile
buckskin Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Made of or resembling the soft, yellowish-tan leather of a deer or sheep.
"The museum displayed an authentic buckskin coat worn by a nineteenth-century frontier scout."
Having a yellowish-tan or golden-fawn body coat with a black mane, tail, and lower legs (used especially of horses).
"The ranch hand rode a sturdy buckskin mare across the open pasture."
• noun
A soft, pliable, yellowish or grayish leather originally made from the hide of a male deer, and now also from sheepskin.
"The artisan crafted a pair of traditional moccasins out of soft, smoke-tanned buckskin."
A horse (Equus caballus) having a yellowish-tan or golden coat with a black mane, tail, and lower legs, resulting from the action of the cream dilution gene on a bay coat.
"The experienced rider chose a sure-footed buckskin for the steep mountain trail."
Breeches, trousers, or an outer garment made from buckskin leather (usually used in the plural).
"The historical reenactor wore fringed buckskins and a fur cap during the festival."
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English as a compound of 'buck' (from Old English 'bucca', meaning a male deer or goat) and 'skin' (from Old Norse 'skinn', meaning animal hide).