Leather Definition
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Old English leþer, from Proto-Germanic *leþran (compare West Frisian leare, Dutch leder, German Leder, Swedish läder), from Gaulish *letrom (compare Welsh lledr, Irish lethar), from pre-Celtic *péltrom, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- 'to beat'. More at anvil.
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Noun
leather (countable and uncountable; plural leathers)
- A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.
- A piece of the above used for polishing.
- (colloquialism) A cricket ball or football.
- (plural: leathers) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
- (baseball) A good defensive play
- Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.
Hyponyms
(types of leather): chagrin, cordovan, cordwain, galuchat, maroquin, morocco, morocco leather, shagreen, sharkskin
Adjective
leather (not generally comparable; )
- Made of leather.
- Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.
Translations
made of leatherVerb
leather (third-person singular simple present leathers, present participle leathering, simple past and past participle leathered)
- (Can we verify() this sense?) To polish or wipe with a leather.
- (Can we verify() this sense?) To beat or thrash with a leather.
- To cover with leather.
Derived terms
Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather
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