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leather

Entries 1 to 10 of 14.

  1. 1leather (noun)
  2. 2leather (transitive verb)
  3. buff leather
  4. glove leather
  5. 1hell–for–leather (adverb)
  6. 2hell–for–leather (adjective)
  7. kid leather
  8. leather–lunged
  9. napa leather
  10. patent leather

Main Entry:
1leath·er Listen to the pronunciation of 1leather
Pronunciation:
\ˈle-thər\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English lether, from Old English lether-; akin to Old High German leder leather, Old Irish lethar
Date:
13th century
1 : animal skin dressed for use 2 : the flap of the ear of a dog — see dog illustration 3 : something wholly or partly made of leather
— leather adjective
— leath·er·like Listen to the pronunciation of leatherlike \-ˌlīk\ adjective
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