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leathery

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leath·er·y  (l-r)
adj.
Having the texture or appearance of leather: a leathery face.
leather·i·ness n.
leathery [ˈlɛðərɪ]
adj
having the appearance or texture of leather, esp in toughness
leatheriness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.leathery - resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
coriaceous, leathered, leatherlike
tough - resistant to cutting or chewing
leathery
adjective tough, hard, rough, hardened, rugged, wrinkled, durable, leathern (archaic), coriaceous, leatherlike His hair is untidy and his skin is quite leathery.
Translations
leathery [ˈleðərɪ] ADJ [meat] → correoso; [skin] → curtido
leathery [ˈlɛðəri] adj [skin] → tanné(e)
leathery
adj material → lederartig; skin → ledern; meat → zäh; a leathery smell → ein Ledergeruch m
leathery [ˈlɛðərɪ] adj (meat, substance, skin) → coriaceo/a
leathery [ˈlɛðərɪ] adj (meat, substance, skin) → coriaceo/a


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The old woman was a gnarled and leathery personage who could don, at will, an expression of great virtue.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context
Glegg did, if their pastry had a less leathery consistence, and their damson cheese a less venerable hardness than hers; nay, even the peculiar combination of grocery and druglike odors in Mrs.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
But then I perceived the re- semblance of its grey-brown, shiny, leathery integument to that of the other sprawling bodies beyond, and the true nature of this dexterous workman dawned upon me.
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