Adjective : kidskin gloves. From Dictionary.com.
CHEVRIL, from kidskin, which is elastic and pliable. From Wordnik.com. [Every Man in His Humor] Reference
De Maquerre tugged at his buttoned, kidskin gloves. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Siege]
Pomegranates were appliquéd on his cuff in red kidskin. From Wordnik.com. [Wildfire] Reference
The first thing he saw was a pair of gray kidskin gloves. From Wordnik.com. [Last Drop]
He was twisting expensive grey kidskin gloves into shreds. From Wordnik.com. [Ripping Time]
Legrand has also found a parchment, made of goatskin, kidskin. From Wordnik.com. [Information, Culture, Policy, Education: More on Poe's head games] Reference
Maura pulled off her kidskin gloves and placed them on the floor with her bag. From Wordnik.com. [Dangerous Lady]
She bought me two pairs of handsome shoes, one black kidskin, the other green suede. From Wordnik.com. [Borrowed Finery, A Memoir]
Again there was that vague suggestion of a steel trap covered with velvet, or kidskin. From Wordnik.com. [Gold Out of Celebes] Reference
Kwan is. examining a kidskin glove, its fingers permanently squeezed into a brittle bunch. From Wordnik.com. [the secret sense]
Fine robes of linen and silk had been laid out for the guests and indoor shoes of gilded kidskin. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
Her black Sportsac contained a pair of kidskin gloves, a set of screwdrivers, a pair of pliers, a hammer. From Wordnik.com. [Mistress of Justice]
Red hair sprouted at the embroidered neck opening of the robe and his huge feet were encased in kidskin boots. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
His kidskin leggings were dyed red in honor of Rift, a color almost as bright as the red wool of the Ebanakan guards. From Wordnik.com. [Wildfire] Reference
He wore his court robe of blue silk and soft indoor boots of tender kidskin stamped with the image of falcons in gold leaf. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
On the other side of the stream, behind a jutting rock which cut off the light, was a curtain of kidskin hung over a wooden frame. From Wordnik.com. [The Bull From The Sea]
My best suit was of dark red buckskin, the jerkin trimmed with gold studs and the drawers with kidskin tassels, to match the boots. From Wordnik.com. [The King Must Die]
“You see?” he asked, stroking the leather straps, the thick buckles, showing me how the inside was hollow, lined with a cushion of oiled kidskin. From Wordnik.com. [Kushiel's Avatar]
Just for the record, the expression is "treated with kid gloves," not kid's gloves, "kid" referring to a fine soft leather (a.k.a. kidskin), not a child. From Wordnik.com. [Poll Suggests Hillary Winning Foreign Policy Arguments With Obama] Reference
Diana spared a moment to send a fervent blessing with her son, then lifted her skirts to ankle level and ran, her thin kidskin slippers silent on the grass. From Wordnik.com. [Dearly Beloved]
The slippers that played hide-and-seek under the hem of it were rosy-beige too, made, he guessed, of some kidskin that could double for platinum in an open market. From Wordnik.com. [Knocked for a Loop]
As the last echo faded, Annais turned from him and ran across the courtyard, her kidskin shoes making no more sound than the pattering of a fawn across a forest floor. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
I felt inclined the same way and we munched and passed the kidskin back and forth. From Wordnik.com. [Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire] Reference
He gave her the basket, and with it, wrapped in a piece of kidskin, some of the same powder with which he had doctored the fruits. From Wordnik.com. [The Wizard] Reference
In Paris back in the 19th century, gloves made out of napped kidskin (skin from young goat) were one of the more luxurious accessories. From Wordnik.com. [Hypebeast] Reference
For what is a glover but a tailor working on kidskin?. From Wordnik.com. [Woodstock; or, the Cavalier] Reference
Alan handed the smock to Isobel, who’d removed her kidskin gloves moments before. From Wordnik.com. [My Devilish Scotsman] Reference
A warrior must wear a steel gauntlet: a glove of kidskin would be torn to pieces in an hour.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Fair Maid of Perth] Reference
He’d been riding, I could tell by the smell of horse and the sweat stains on his kidskin leggings. From Wordnik.com. [Wildfire] Reference
She swept it aside with a kidskin gloved hand. From Wordnik.com. [Terrific Tuesday with P.A. Brown:)] Reference
It was a black kidskin number, thin as a blade. From Wordnik.com. [Norse Code Preview (Chapter 3) - Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games] Reference
A warrior must wear a steel gauntlet: a glove of kidskin would be torn to pieces in an hour. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Fair Maid of Perth St. Valentine's Day] Reference
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