Definition of leather Leather
/lɛˈðɚ/ - [lether] - leath•er
We found 21 definitions of leather from 10 different sources.
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What does leather mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: leather |
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| leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning | ||
| animal skin the outer covering of an animal | ||
| piece of leather a separate part consisting of leather | ||
| grain the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain" | ||
| alligator either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts | ||
| buckskin horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail | ||
| buff an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) | ||
| 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 young of domestic cattle | ||
| whit leather, white leather a leather that has been treated with alum and/or salt | ||
| chammy, chammy leather, chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather, chamois hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips | ||
| cordovan a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain | ||
| cowskin, cowhide a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow | ||
| crushed leather, crush leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated | ||
| deerskin leather from the hide of a deer | ||
| doeskin a fine smooth soft woolen fabric | ||
| glove leather leather suitable for making gloves | ||
| horsehide leather from the hide of a horse | ||
| kidskin, kid young goat | ||
| mocha a dark brown color | ||
| morocco a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956 | ||
| 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 leather, suede leather with a napped surface | ||
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| leather - whip with a leather strap | ||
| flog, welt, trounce, lash, lather, strap, slash, whip beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- leather (Noun)
A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e. g. for clothing. - leather (Noun)
A piece of the above used for polishing. - leather (Noun)
A cricket ball or football. - leather (Noun)
Plural: leathers clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders. - leather (Noun)
A good defensive play. - leather (Verb)
To cover with leather. - leather (Verb)
To strike forcefully. - leather (Adjective)
Made of leather. - leather (Adjective)
Referring to one who wears leather clothing motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots, especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- leather (n.)
The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides, collectively. - leather (n.)
The skin. - leather (v. t.)
To beat, as with a thong of leather.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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leather
The dressed or tanned hide of an animal, usually with the hair removed.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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leather
leth′ėr, n. the prepared skin of an animal, tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed.—adj. consisting of leather.—ns. Leath′er-cloth, a textile fabric coated on one face with certain mixtures of a flexible nature when dry, so as to resemble leather—called also American leather-cloth, or simply American cloth; Leath′er-coat (Shak.), an apple with a rough coat or rind, the golden russet; Leatherette′, cloth or paper made to look like leather; Leath′er-head, a blockhead: an Australian bird with a bare head—called also Monk and Friar: Leath′ering, a thrashing; Leath′er-jack′et, one of various fishes; Leath′er-knife, a knife of curved form for cutting leather.—adj. Leath′ern, made or consisting of leather.—p.adj. Leath′er-winged (Spens.), having wings like leather.—adj. Leath′ery, resembling leather: tough.—Fair leather, leather not artificially coloured; Morocco leather (see Morocco); Patent leather, leather with a finely varnished surface—also Japanned or Lacquered leather; Russia leather, a fine brownish-red leather with a characteristic odour; Split leather, leather split by a machine, for trunk-covers, &c.; White leather, tawed leather, having its natural colour. [A.S. leðer, leather; Dut. and Ger. leder.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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leather
See LATHER.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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leather
To lose leather; to be galled with riding on horseback, or, as the Scotch express it, to be saddle sick. To leather also meant to beat, perhaps originally with a strap: I'll leather you to your heart's content. Leather-headed; stupid. Leathern conveniency; term used by quakers for a stage-coach.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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leather
Nothing like leather.
Wikipedia 
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Leather is the skin of an animal, used as a material. The skins of cows, pigs, and goats are often used to make leather. Skins of snakes, alligators or crocodiles, and ostriches are sometimes used to make fancier leather. Shoes, bags, clothes, and balls are often made of leather. Sometimes people make leather out of whales, ducks, graffes, and african elephants, but all of these ways of making leather are very simple but also very hard and rare. At one time leather was only created by the drageons of western Europe, but just as the drageons were going extinct one told a blind guy how to make leather.
these are pretty good ways to make leather
