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leather
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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.

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

leather
Noun
1. the skin of an animal made smooth and flexible by tanning and removing the hair
2. leathers leather clothes, esp. as worn by motorcyclists
Adjective
made of leather
Verb
1. to whip as if with a leather strap
2. to dress in leather [Old English lether- (in compound words)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.leatherleather - 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cordovan - a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain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
Verb1.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"
Translations
leather [ˈlɛðəʳ] ncuero
cpd leather goods → artículos mpl de cuero or piel

leather [ˈlɛðəʳ] ncuir m
cpden or de cuir;
leather goods → maroquinerie f

leather [ˈlɛðəʳ] nLeder nt

leather [ˈlɛðəʳ] n (soft) → pelle f;
(hard) → cuoio
cpddi or in pelle; di cuoio;
leather goods → pelletteria, pelletterie fpl

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 가죽(의) 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
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 nahkamainen tanné דְמוּי עוֹר चीमड़, चिमड़ा kožnat bőrszerű liat (ól)seigur coriaceo 皮のような 가죽 같은, 강인한 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 皮革


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