pleather

noun

pleath·​er ˈple-t͟hər How to pronounce pleather (audio)
: a plastic fabric made to look like leather

Examples of pleather in a Sentence

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The entire hour is a fascinating, glorious middle finger to various forms of bodily shame, and with Tolev stomping around the stage in huge black combat boots and a pleather jumpsuit, female too-muchness gets a new standard-bearer. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025 The Rio Red will be offered as a pleather material, Scarab in an Alcantara synthetic suede material and Mountain Trail in a real wood finish. Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025 Here, the idea of pleather is taboo and cowboy hats are an everyday accessory. Katie Akin, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025 In pleather shorts and satin panties, wrestling singlets and jockstraps, nearly 40 pairs of wrestlers grappled like their very being depended on it. Glenna Gordon, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pleather

Word History

Etymology

blend of plastic entry 1 and leather entry 1

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pleather was in 1982

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“Pleather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pleather. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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