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suede

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) suede (noun)
  2. 2) suede (verb)

1suede

noun \ˈswād\

Definition of SUEDE

1
: leather with a napped surface
2
: a fabric finished with a nap to simulate suede
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Variants of SUEDE

suede also suède \ˈswād\

Origin of SUEDE

French gants de Suède Swedish gloves
First Known Use: 1883

Other Textiles Terms

batt, bias, brocade, duck, flock, lawn, toile

Rhymes with SUEDE

Ade, aid, aide, blade, braid, cade, clade, fade, glade, grade, jade, lade, made, maid, paid, raid, rayed, shade, spade, stade, staid, trade, wade

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