How to Use deerskin in a Sentence
deerskin
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Before the lean-to was finished, Tom crawled into it and wrapped the deerskin around his feet without taking his boots off.
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Elwyn "bud" Myers,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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Down on the edge of the forest, the young men were preparing masks made from bark cloth—very light material, almost like deerskin—on frames.
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Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Dec. 2025
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Some of the Native Americans depicted in these pages are clad with only a deerskin loincloth.
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Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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The breadth of accessories increases season after season, with summer loafers and sneakers crafted from fine leathers, such as deerskin, and leather and canvas bags.
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Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
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Around that same time, English merchants began offering Caribbean rum to the Shawnee and other Native groups as part of the trade in deerskins and beaver pelts.
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Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Aug. 2025
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For instance, these deerskin driving gloves by Paul Stuart, which feature perforated detailing and open panels at the knuckles to ensure that hands won’t overheat while comfortably gripping a wood-grain steering wheel.
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Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
15 Dec. 2025
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Leather Fringe Long before America was colonized, Indigenous tribes like the Lakota and Shoshone in the Great Plains region sewed deerskin fringe trim on their garments.
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Faran Krentcil,
InStyle,
1 July 2026
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