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 Definitions of leather  [ˈlɛð ər]  

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Definition of 'leather' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) leather
the skin of an animal with the hair removed and prepared by tanning or a similar process to preserve it and make it pliable or supple when dry.

2.  leather
an article made of this material.

3. (adj.) leather
pertaining to, made of, or resembling leather.

4.  leather
Slang.

5.  leather
designating or pertaining to a person who wears leather clothing as a sign of rough masculinity, esp. a homosexual.

6.  leather
catering to such persons:
gay leather bars.

7. (v.t.) leather
to cover or furnish with leather.

8.  leather
Informal. to beat with a leather strap.

Etymology:  (bef. 1000; ME lether, OE lether-, c. OS lethar, OHG ledar, ON lethr, MIr lethar)

Definition of 'leather' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) leather
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

2. (verb) leather
whip with a leather strap


Definition of 'leather' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) leather
material used to make shoes, belts, etc. made from the skin of an animal
a brown leather bag


Definition of 'leather' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) leather
the skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides, collectively

2. (noun) leather
the skin

3. (verb) leather
to beat, as with a thong of leather


Translation of 'leather' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (of) the skin of an animal prepared for making clothes, luggage etc
shoes made of leather; a leather jacket/case.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: leer Arabic flag Arabic: جِلْد، جِلْدي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: кожа
Brazilian flag Brazilian: couro Czech flag Czech: kůže; kožený German flag German: das Leder, Leder-...
Danish flag Danish: læder; læder- Greek flag Greek: δέρμα Spanish flag Spanish: piel, cuero
Estonian flag Estonian: nahk Farsi flag Farsi: چرم؛ چرمی Finnish flag Finnish: nahka
French flag French: (de) cuir Hebrew flag Hebrew: עוֹר Hindi flag Hindi: चमडा़, चमडे़ के कपडे़
Croatian flag Croatian: koža Hungarian flag Hungarian: bőr Indonesian flag Indonesian: kulit
Icelandic flag Icelandic: leður Italian flag Italian: cuoio, pelle; di cuoio/pe Japanese flag Japanese: なめし皮
Korean flag Korean: (동물의) 가죽 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: oda Latvian flag Latvian: (izstrādāta) āda
Malay flag Malay: kulit Dutch flag Dutch: leer Norwegian flag Norwegian: lær(-), skinn(-), hud
Polish flag Polish: skóra, skórzany Persian flag Persian: چرم؛ چرمی Pashto flag Pashto: ،چرم څرمن
Portuguese flag Portuguese: couro Romanian flag Romanian: (de) piele Russian flag Russian: кожа
Slovak flag Slovak: koža; kožený Slovenian flag Slovenian: usnje; usnjen Serbian flag Serbian: koža
Swedish flag Swedish: läder, skinn Thai flag Thai: หนัง Turkish flag Turkish: deri
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 皮革,皮製的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: вичинена шкіра Urdu flag Urdu: چمڑا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: da Chinese flag Chinese: 皮革,皮革的

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