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Definition of Leather
1. Noun. An animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning.
Generic synonyms: Animal Skin
Derivative terms: Leathery
2. Verb. Whip with a leather strap.
Definition of Leather
1. n. The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides, collectively.
2. v. t. To beat, as with a thong of leather.
Definition of Leather
1. Noun. A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing. ¹
2. Noun. A piece of the above used for polishing. ¹
3. Noun. (''colloquialism'') A cricket ball or football. ¹
4. Noun. (''plural'': '''leathers''') clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders. ¹
5. Noun. (baseball) A good defensive play ¹
6. Adjective. Made of leather. ¹
7. Adjective. Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality. ¹
8. Verb. To cover with leather. ¹
9. Verb. To strike forcefully. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Leather
1. to cover with leather (the dressed or tanned hide of an animal) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Leather
1.
1. The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides, collectively.
2. The skin.
Leather is much used adjectively in the sense of made of, relating to, or like, leather. Leather board, an imitation of sole leather, made of leather scraps, rags, paper, etc. Leather carp (a) A California carangoid fish (Oligoplites saurus). A trigger fish (Balistes Carolinensis).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leather
Literary usage of Leather
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"aggloméré, an imitation leather made from leather scrap, pancake. — à œuvre, =
cuir d'ceuvre. ... d'œuvre, soft or thin leather, such as is used for vamps. ..."
2. Colonial Furniture in America by Luke Vincent Lockwood (1913)
"leather CHAIRS The third style, which may be called a modification of the wainscot,
is the leather chair, which dates a little later and by some is called ..."
3. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1896)
"When nitrogen in organic matter is valued at from sixteen to eighteen cents per
pound, nitrogen in raw, roasted or steamed leather should be worth but from ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"leather for dress shoes on which a bright or semi-bright lustre is desired must be
... Seasoning consists in sponging the surface of the leather with a ..."
5. Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information Relating to All Ages by Joseph Haydn, Benjamin Vincent (1889)
"The Gordian knot was made of leather thongs, 330 Bc A leather cannon was proved at
... The duty on leather imposed 1697, produced annually in England, ..."
6. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1905)
""Q. If your figures on cheap editions should be challenged by the trade—how then?
"A. I could prove my case, and would do it." leather BINDINGS. ..."
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