Leather

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Noun

Leather (countable and uncountable; plural Leathers)
  1. A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.
  2. A piece of the above used for polishing.
  3. (colloquialism) A cricket ball or football.
  4. (plural: leathers) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
  5. (baseball) A good defensive play

Adjective

Leather (not comparable)

  1. Made of leather.
  2. Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.

Verb

Leather (third-person singular simple present Leathers, present participle Leathering, simple past and past participle Leathered)

  1. To polish or wipe with a leather.
  2. To cover with leather.

Adjectives for Leather

superlative; bronzed; well-oiled; sumptuous ; dusty.

Verbs for Leather

bind in—; bleach—; buff—; coat—; concert into—; damage—; dip—; drum—; paddle—; pickle—; roll—; shave—; soak—; spray; stretch—; tan—; treat—; trim—; — Ereaks; —discolors; —preserves.

Thesaurus

hide, imitation fur, imitation leather, integument, jacket, kid, larrup, lather, leather paper, leathern, leathery, lick, mocha, outer layer, outer skin, paddle, patent leather, pelt, peltry, rawhide, rind, sheath, sheepskin, skin, skins, suede, tan, tegument, trim, vair, wallop, welt, whale, Leatherette, Leatheroid, Morocco, buff, cartilage, chamois, coat, cordovan, cuticle, dermis, dress down, fell, flax, fleece, flesh, fur, furring, give a dressing-down, gristle, Leatherette, Leatheroid, Morocco, buff, cartilage, chamois, coat, cordovan, cuticle, dermis, dress down, fell, flax, fleece, flesh, fur, furring, give a dressing-down, gristle,

Etymology

Old English leþer, from Proto-Germanic *leþran (compare West Frisian leare, Dutch/German leder, Swedish läder), from Gaulish *letrom (compare Welsh lledr, Irish lethar), from pre-Celtic *péltrom, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- 'to beat'. More at anvil.

Pronunciation

Derived terms

Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather

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Translations

Noun

material produced by tanning animal skin
piece of leather used for polishing
colloquial: cricket ball or football
leather clothing
baseball: good defensive play

Adjective

made of leather

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