Crossword clues for doeskin
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Doeskin \Doe"skin`\, n.
The skin of the doe.
A firm woolen cloth with a smooth, soft surface like a doe's skin; -- made for men's wear.
Wiktionary
a. (rfv-sense: English) Manufactured from doeskin. n. 1 (context uncountable English) leather from the skin of a female deer or sheep. 2 (context countable English) The hide of a doe, as opposed to a buck. 3 (context countable English) A glove made of doeskin leather; usually constructed in plural. 4 (context uncountable English) A very soft, close-napped fabric, especially of high quality.
WordNet
n. soft leather from deerskin or lambskin
a fine smooth soft woolen fabric
Usage examples of "doeskin".
He changed trews and shirt, and began lacing up the white, blue-and-silver-trimmed doeskin tunic.
Elizabeth felt the spongy give of sphagnum moss through the soft soles of the moccasins she had put on in such haste, along with a doeskin overdress and leggings which Many-Doves had offered.
Hung up to air were three dresses: the one she had worn last night on her way up Hidden Wolf, the extra dress she had packed, and the fine doeskin overdress lent to her by Many-Doves.
Elizabeth considered joining her, calculated the length of time it would take to dry out the doeskin dress and leggings, and turned back to the shore where she waded, gathering as many of the fresh-water mussels as she could carry in her tented skirt.
But I like you better in doeskin with your legs bare and your hair plaited.
In the rapid glance Alleyne saw that he had white doeskin gloves, a curling white feather in his flat velvet cap, and a broad gold, embroidered baldric across his bosom.
I pray you then my fair dove, that you will vouchsafe to me one of those doeskin gloves, that I may wear it as the badge of her whose servant I shall ever be.
Reluctantly, Eric set aside his work, wrapping it tightly in a painted doeskin to keep it safe.
She was mounted bareback upon a white elvensteed, dressed now in the fashion of her people, wearing nothing more than the white doeskin loincloth and short red-dyed leather cape that her lady warriors wore into battle.
For his feet, there were ankle boots of soft doeskin leather, held closed with a carved jade button at the outside of each ankle.
On the bed lay a tunic of russet wool, a new cloak, a pair of soft doeskin breeches, and a belt with a sheathed dagger and a pouch.
And an extraordinary one at that, for instead of a gown she wore close- fitting doeskin breeches beneath a green tabard edged in white.
Lisette decided, as she watched Nikos parading back and forth in front of her, showing off his expensive new velvet coat and doeskin breeches, to deny herself the pleasure of creating a prince consort for even one more night.
Her accessories were proper as well: doeskin driving gloves, a taffeta and lace parasol, and a hat of reseda straw trimmed with satin roses and a tuft of ostrich feathers.
She dressed quickly in her small room, donning her soft doeskin breeches and a rust-colored coat, over which she threw a thick woolen traveling cloak of her favorite forest green.