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leather

leat·her

UK/ˈlɛðə/ US/ˈlɛðɚ/ common

noun

1.

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

Origin

From Middle English lether, from Old English leþer (“leather”), from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą (“leather”), possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitrom, *letros, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥tro- (“skin, hide”).

Phrases

  • alligator leather
  • as ever trod shoe leather
  • as ever trod shoe-leather
  • Bulgar leather
  • chamois leather
  • Corinthian leather
  • Dongola leather
  • fair leather
  • leather jacket Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather
  • slap leather Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather
  • stirrup leather Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather

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