doeskin noun4 •Leather from the skin of a female deer or sheep.He was dressed in shirt of doeskin, / White and soft, and fringed with ermine, / All inwrought with beads of wampum... — 1856 •The hide of a doe, as opposed to a buck.Frequently, doeskins had a higher value in trade than the skins of bucks, as they were considered of finer quality. •A very soft, close-napped fabric, especially of high quality.In the morning Mr. Logan wore a doeskin box coat with pearl buttons nearly as large as alarm clocks in two rows on it. — 1905 •[in the plural] A glove made of doeskin leather.Elizabeth accidentally left her doeskins on the pew at Sunday service. formsdoeskins