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white leather

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white leather also whit·leath·er  (hwtlr, wt-)
n.
A soft leather specially treated with salt and alum.
white leather
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) leather that has been treated with a chemical, such as alum or salt, to make it white Also called whitleather [ˈwɪtlɛðə]
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Noun1.white leather - a leather that has been treated with alum and/or saltwhite leather - a leather that has been treated with alum and/or salt
whit leather
leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
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