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leather (enc)

Leather

Noun1.leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
piece of leather - a piece of leather
animal skin - the outer covering of an animal
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 sheep 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cordovan - a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain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 - leather with a napped surface
roan - a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding

 

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