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Leather Made Noun ˈleðə(R ˈleðər Jacket Soles Leather Bound

Word3 leather
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈleðə(r)/ /ˈleðər/
Example
  • a leather jacket
  • the soles are made of leather.
  • a leather-bound book
  • i'm looking for a pair of boots in dark brown leather.
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leather

(noun)/ˈleðə(r)/ /ˈleðər/
  1. material made by removing the hair or fur from animal skins and preserving the skins using special processes
    • SEE ALSO chamois (2)
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/chamois#chamois_sng_2
    • a leather jacket
    • The soles are made of leather.
    • a leather-bound book
    • I'm looking for a pair of boots in dark brown leather.

    Extra Examples

    • Each volume is bound in genuine leather.
    • The leather has been treated with wax.
    • a coat made from buffalo leather
    • a cracked leather belt
  2. clothes made from leather, especially those worn by people riding motorcycles
    • a biker in black leathers
  3. as quickly as possible
    • to ride hell for leather

    Word Origin

    • Old English lether, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leer and German Leder, from an Indo-European root shared by Irish leathar and Welsh lledr.
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