leather

leath·er  (lr)

n.

1. The dressed or tanned hide of an animal, usually with the hair removed.

2. Any of various articles or parts made of dressed or tanned hide, such as a boot or strap.

3. The flap of a dog's ear.

tr.v. leath·ered, leath·er·ing, leath·ers

1. To cover wholly or in part with the dressed or tanned hide of an animal.

2. Informal To beat with a strap made of hide.

adj.

1. Made of, relating to, or resembling dressed or tanned animal hide.

2. Slang Of, relating to, or patronized by people who dress in leather clothing primarily to indicate a preference for sadomasochistic sex: leather types; a leather bar.

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[Middle English lether, from Old English lether- (as in letherhose, leather pants).]

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leather [ˈlɛðə]

n

1.

a.  a material consisting of the skin of an animal made smooth and flexible by tanning, removing the hair, etc.

b.  (as modifier) leather goods Related adjs coriaceous, leathern

2. (Clothing & Fashion) (plural) leather clothes, esp as worn by motorcyclists

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the flap of a dog's ear

vb (tr)

1. to cover with leather

2. to whip with or as if with a leather strap

[Old English lether- (in compound words); related to Old High German leder, Old Norse lethr-]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning piece of leather - a separate part consisting of leather animal skin - the outer covering of an animal grain - the side of leather from which the hair has been removed alligator - leather made from alligator's hide buckskin - a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin buff - a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen ooze leather - a very soft leather made from the skins of calves and having a suede finish on the flesh side Russia leather - a smooth leather tanned with willow, birch, or oak, and scented on the flesh side with birch oil calfskin, calf - fine leather from the skin of a calf whit leather, white leather - a leather that has been treated with alum and/or salt chammy, chammy leather, chamois, chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather - a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin cordovan - a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain cowhide, cowskin - leather made from the hide of a cow crush, crushed leather - leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated deerskin - leather from the hide of a deer doeskin - soft leather from deerskin or lambskin glove leather - leather suitable for making gloves horsehide - leather from the hide of a horse kidskin, kid - soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; "kid gloves" mocha - soft suede glove leather from goatskin morocco - a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for shoes and book bindings etc. patent leather - leather with a hard glossy surface pigskin - leather from the skin of swine sheepskin, fleece - tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing shoe leather - leather used to make shoes suede, suede leather - leather with a napped surface roan - a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding
Verb	1.	leather - whip with a leather strap flog, lash, lather, trounce, welt, whip, slash, strap - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

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leather

noun skin, hide, pelt a sleeveless jacket made of leather

verb hit, beat, strike, belt (informal), pound, break, knock, punch, batter, bruise, lash, thrash, lick (informal), flog, pelt, clobber, thwack, lambast(e), lay one on (slang), drub They leathered me because they thought I could tell them where she'd gone.

Related words
adjective coriaceous, leathern

Translations

leather [ˈleðəʳ]

A. N

1. (= hide) → cuero m, piel f

2. (= washleather) → gamuza f

3. leathers (for motorcyclist) → ropa f de cuero

B. VT (= thrash) → zurrar

C. CPD → de cuero, de piel
leather goods NPL → artículos mpl de cuero
leather jacket N → cazadora f de cuero or de piel

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leather [ˈlɛðə^r]

n → cuir m

modif [garment, shoes] → en cuir, de cuir
a black leather jacket → un blouson en cuir noir, un blouson de cuir noir
leather goods → maroquinerie f, articles mpl en cuir

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leather

n → Leder nt; leathers (for motorbike) → Lederzeug nt

adj → Leder-, ledern; leather belt → Ledergürtel m; leather goods → Lederwaren pl; leather jacket → Lederjacke f; leather shoes → Lederschuhe pl

vt (inf) → versohlen (inf), → ein paar überziehen (+dat) (inf)

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leather [ˈlɛðəʳ]

1. n (hide, soft) → pelle f; (hard) → cuoio; (wash leather) → pelle di daino

2. adj (see n) → di or in pelle, di or in cuoio
leather goods → (articoli di) pelletteria

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leather [ˈlɛðəʳ]

1. n (hide, soft) → pelle f; (hard) → cuoio; (wash leather) → pelle di daino

2. adj (see n) → di or in pelle, di or in cuoio
leather goods → (articoli di) pelletteria

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leather

n / adj leather [ˈleðə]

(of) the skin of an animal prepared for making clothes, luggage etc shoes made of leather; a leather jacket/case. leer جِلْد، جِلْدي кожа kůže; kožený læder; læder- das Leder, Leder-... δέρμα piel, cuero nahk چرم؛ چرمی nahka (de) cuir עוֹר चमडा़, चमडे़ के कपडे़ koža bőr kulit leður cuoio, pelle; di cuoio/pelle なめし皮 (동물의) 가죽 oda (izstrādāta) āda kulit leer lær(-), skinn(-), hud skóra, skórzany couro (de) piele кожа koža; kožený usnje; usnjen koža läder, skinn หนัง deri 皮革(的) вичинена шкіра چمڑا da 皮革；皮革的

adj leathery

like leather, especially tough The plant had broad, leathery leaves. leeragtig خَشِن، جِلْدي подобен на кожа kožnatý læderagtig lederartig που μοιάζει με δέρμα, σκληρός σαν δέρμα de piel, de cuero nahkne مانند چرم nahkainen tanné דְמוּי עוֹר चीमड़, चिमड़ा kožnat bőrszerű liat (ól)seigur coriaceo 皮のような 가죽 같은 standus ādai līdzīgs; sīksts; ciets seperti kulit taai læraktig, seig skórzasty de couro tare (ca pielea) жёсткий kožovitý usnjat kožni läderartad หนัง deri gibi 似皮革的 схожий на шкіру; жорсткий چمڑے کی طرح giống da 似皮革的

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leather → جلد مدبوغ kůže læder Leder δέρμα piel nahka cuir koža pelle 革 가죽 leder lær skóra couro кожа läder หนัง deri da thuộc 皮革