leather
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leather/ˈleðə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 a material made from the skin of an animal by tanning or a similar process.
- 2 a piece of leather as a polishing cloth.
- 3 (leathers) leather clothes worn by a motorcyclist.
- 1 (usu. as adj. leathered) cover with leather.
- 2 informal beat or thrash.
– origin OE lether, of Gmc origin.
'leather' also found in these Oxford entries:
alum
- balloon
- balmoral
- bark
- belt
- blackjack
- bluchers
- bookmark
- bootlace
- bourse
- breeching
- brogan
- brogue
- budget
- buff
- calfskin
- catechu
- chamois
- chaps
- chrome leather
- cordovan
- coriaceous
- cottise
- cowhide
- crocodile
- crop
- cuirass
- currier
- curry
- dashboard
- deck shoe
- deerskin
- derris
- doeskin
- donkey jacket
- doublure
- dress
- dub
- dubbin
- eyelet
- flying jacket
- gaiter
- glacé
- goatskin
- grain
- green
- heeltap
- hell
- Hessian boot
- hide
