suede

¹suede

noun \ˈswād\

: soft leather that has been rubbed on one side to make a surface that looks and feels like velvet

Full Definition of SUEDE

1

:  leather with a napped surface

2

:  a fabric finished with a nap to simulate suede

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

²suede

verb

sued·edsued·ing

Definition of SUEDE

transitive verb

:  to give a suede finish or nap to (a fabric or leather)

intransitive verb

:  to give cloth or leather a suede finish

First Known Use of SUEDE

1921

Other Textiles Terms

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