Definition of suede
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:leather with a napped surface
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:a fabric finished with a nap to simulate suede
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Seats are a fitted black leather and suede with white and green stitching, which carries over to the dash and harkens back to that green and white four-leaf clover emblem on the car’s side.
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Available at the brand's two Saint-Topez boutiques (and online), there are dozens of color combinations, models and materials to choose from, like a soft, rust colored suede mule or a python skin, gladiator style sandal.
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The Tungsten Edition is Ram’s highest trim level with niceties like a suede headliner — the first time it’s been tried in a truck, according to Morrison — and the most leather of any truck in the marketplace.
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The Tungsten is distinguished from the more plebeian Ram Limited by a segment-first suede headliner, exclusive white-and-indigo leather not unlike that in the Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit, real wood trim, and body-color exterior components.
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An industrial-looking scissor-lift-esque console from Kittles with a '70s stereo pairs with a massive TV mounted over a taupe suede couch from a past relationship — all under a sleek, bladeless chrome ceiling fan.
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Customers can chose from 31 leather colors, and eight in suede-like Alcantara, but a special request — say, matching your seats to that favorite belt — isn’t considered an imposition.
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Indulge in a lavish interior swathed in faux suede and nappa leather and outfitted with cutting-edge tech such as a digitized dashboard and a Burmester superstereo.
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Whether your shoes are leather, canvas, or suede, SCTs assess the damage and recommend a treatment.
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Origin and Etymology of suede
French gants de Suède Swedish gloves
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BUY NOW: Suede penny loafers ($625) by Tod's, mrporter.com For Bad Scuffs, Use a Knife Scuffs on suede are generally nothing more than a spot on the grain that has gotten too matted down.
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First Known Use of suede
1921
SUEDE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of suede for English Language Learners
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: soft leather that has been rubbed on one side to make a surface that looks and feels like velvet
SUEDE Defined for Kids
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Definition of suede for Students
:leather tanned and rubbed so that it is soft and has a nap
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See words that rhyme with suede Spanish Central: Translation of suede Nglish: Translation of suede for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about suede
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