patent leather

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patent leather

Black leather finished to a hard glossy surface and used especially for shoes and clothing accessories.

[So called because it is made by a once-patented process.]

patent leather

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) leather or imitation leather processed with lacquer to give a hard glossy surface

patent leather - Got its name from the U.S. Patent Office, as the leather's finish was once protected by patent.

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Noun

patent leather - leather with a hard glossy surface

leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

Translations

patent leather n → vernice f (pellame)

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