leather


Definition: Meaning of, leather in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈlɛðə /

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leather leathers
  1. [uncountable] animal skin that has been treated to preserve it, and is used for making shoes, bags etc
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  2. leathers [plural] special leather clothes worn for protection by someone riding a MOTORCYCLE
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leather used in phrases

  • Russia leather (noun)
    1. a smooth leather tanned with willow, birch, or oak, and scented on the flesh side with birch oil
  • chammy leather (noun)
    1. a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
  • chamois leather (noun)
    1. a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
  • crushed leather (noun)
    1. leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
  • glove leather (noun)
    1. leather suitable for making gloves
  • hell-for-leather (adverb)
    1. at breakneck speed
  • imitation leather (noun)
    1. fabric made to look like leather
  • leather carp (noun)
    1. scaleless domestic carp
  • leather fern (noun)
    1. especially tropical America stout tropical swamp fern having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides
    2. widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds
  • leather flower (noun)
    1. scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals
    2. woody vine of the southern United States having purple or blue flowers with leathery recurved sepals
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