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leather

DEFINITIONS OF: leather

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n an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

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piece of leather
a separate part consisting of leather
grain
the side of leather from which the hair has been removed
alligator
leather made from alligator's hide
buckskin
a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin
buff
a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen
ooze leather
a very soft leather made from the skins of calves and having a suede finish on the flesh side
Russia leather
a smooth leather tanned with willow, birch, or oak, and scented on the flesh side with birch oil
calf, calfskin
fine leather from the skin of a calf
whit leather, white leather
a leather that has been treated with alum and/or salt
chammy, chammy leather, chamois, chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather
a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
cordovan
a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain
cowhide, cowskin
leather made from the hide of a cow
crush, crushed leather
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
deerskin
leather from the hide of a deer
doeskin
soft leather from deerskin or lambskin
glove leather
leather suitable for making gloves
horsehide
leather from the hide of a horse
kid, kidskin
soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat
mocha
soft suede glove leather from goatskin
morocco
a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for shoes and book bindings etc.
patent leather
leather with a hard glossy surface
pigskin
leather from the skin of swine
fleece, sheepskin
tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
shoe leather
leather used to make shoes
suede, suede leather
leather with a napped surface
roan
a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding
counter, heel counter
a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
quarter
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
saddle
a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
upper
piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot
vamp
piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
wash leather
piece of chamois used for cleaning and polishing
Levant, Levant morocco
a heavy morocco often used in bookbinding
Golden Fleece
in Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon; recovered by Jason and the Argonauts
box calf
black calfskin leather tanned with chromium salts
Type of:
animal skin
the outer covering of an animal

v whip with a leather strap

Type of:
flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip
beat severely with a whip or rod
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