doeskin

Doeskin is the split hide of an adult female deer with a velvet-like texture. It is frequently used for the manufacture of gloves.{{cite book|author1=William Boyd Logan|author2=Helen M. Moon|title=Facts about merchandise|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WKgvAAAAYAAJ|year=1967|publisher=Prentice-Hall}} It accepts dye readily.{{cite book|author=C. Cody Collins|title=Love of a Glove: The Romance, Legends and Fashion History of Gloves|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NelWAAAAYAAJ|year=1947|publisher=Fairchild Publishing Company}}

The term can also refer to a tightly-woven medium-weight wool fabric with a short soft nap similar to duvetyn.{{cite web|url=https://vintagefashionguild.org/fabric-resource/doeskin|title=Doeskin|work=VintageFashionGuild.org}}