leather | | |
n. (substance) | 1. leather | an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning. |
| ~ piece of leather | a separate part consisting of leather. |
| ~ animal skin | the outer covering of an animal. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ calfskin, calf | 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| ~ cordovan | a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain.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. |
| ~ kidskin, kid | soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat.; "kid gloves" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ sheepskin, fleece | 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. |
v. (contact) | 2. leather | whip with a leather strap. |
| ~ flog, lash, lather, trounce, welt, whip, slash, strap | beat severely with a whip or rod.; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" |
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