buckskin

noun

buck·​skin ˈbək-ˌskin How to pronounce buckskin (audio)
often attributive
1
a
: the skin of a buck
b
: a soft pliable usually suede-finished leather
2
a
buckskins plural : buckskin breeches
b
archaic : a person dressed in buckskin
especially : an early American backwoodsman
3
: a horse of a light yellowish-dun color with black mane and tail

Examples of buckskin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For the full experience, go in July to see men dressed in buckskin traveling on dugout canoes at the annual Lewis and Clark Festival in Great Falls, Montana, about three hours from Beaverhead Rock State Park. Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2023 On a chilly Saturday afternoon, North Texans strutted across the courtyard of AT&T Discovery District dressed in flowing ribbon skirts, round-rim sunglasses, denim and buckskin. Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2022 Snow drifts hard-packed on one side, sunk to the waist on the other, at least provided plenty of body heat under my buckskin leggings and my beaver-lined anorak parka. Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Nov. 2021 Zahn said the grand prize winner Juliane Rives, who is Kiowa and Comanche, won the S22 phone after a dance-off and wearing a traditional buckskin dress with yellow, white, red and green colors that represent different parts of her heritage. Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2022 Her appearance at the 45th Academy Awards was the first time a Native American woman had stood onstage at the ceremony, she in a glimmering buckskin dress, moccasins and hair ties. Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2022 Roger Maris arrived in New York wearing a crewcut, a flannel shirt, jeans and a pair of white Pat Boone buckskin shoes. Terry Pluto, cleveland, 11 Oct. 2022 Wearing a fringed buckskin dress and moccasins, Littlefeather refused to take the trophy proffered by presenter Roger Moore. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2022 Wearing a fringed buckskin dress and moccasins, Littlefeather refused to take the Oscar proffered by presenter Roger Moore. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of buckskin was in the 14th century

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“Buckskin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buckskin. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

buckskin

noun
buck·​skin -ˌskin How to pronounce buckskin (audio)
1
a
: the skin of a buck
b
: a soft flexible leather
2
plural : buckskin breeches
3
: a horse of a dull yellowish color with black mane and tail

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