What does LEATHER mean?
Definitions for LEATHER
ˈlɛð ərleather
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word LEATHER.
Princeton's WordNet
leatherverb
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
leatherverb
whip with a leather strap
GCIDE
leatheradjective
Of, pertaining to or made of leather; consisting of leather; as, a black leather jacket.
Wiktionary
leathernoun
A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.
leathernoun
A piece of the above used for polishing.
leathernoun
(colloquialism) A cricket ball or football.
leathernoun
(plural: leathers) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
leathernoun
A good defensive play
Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.
leatherverb
To cover with leather.
leatherverb
To strike forcefully.
He leathered the ball all the way down the street.
leatheradjective
Made of leather.
leatheradjective
Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.
Etymology: leþer, from leþran (compare West Frisian leare, leder, Leder, Swedish läder), from *letrom (compare lledr, lethar), from pre-Celtic *péltrom, from pel- 'to beat'. More at anvil.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Leathernoun
1 . Dressed hides of animals.
Etymology: leðer , Saxon; leaâr, Erse.
He was a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. 2 Kings i. 8.
The shepherd’s homely curds,
His cold thin drink out of his leather bottle;
Is far beyond a prince’s delicates. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.And if two boots keep out the weather,
What need you have two hides of leather. Matthew Prior.Returning sound in limb and wind,
Except some leather lost behind. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
Leather
Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay. The most common leathers come from cattle, sheep, goats, equine animals, buffalo, pigs and hogs, and aquatic animals such as seals and alligators.Leather can be used to make a variety of items, including clothing, footwear, handbags, furniture, tools and sports equipment, and lasts for decades. Leather making has been practiced for more than 7,000 years and the leading producers of leather today are China and India.Critics of tanneries claim that they engage in unsustainable practices that pose health hazards to the people and the environment near them.
ChatGPT
leather
Leather is a durable and flexible material created by tanning animal rawhide and skins. It is typically produced from cattle hide but can also be made from pigs, sheep, deer, horses, kangaroos, and even from some birds and fish. It is frequently used to make a variety of items, including clothing, shoes, bags, furniture, tools, and sports equipment.
Webster Dictionary
Leathernoun
the skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides, collectively
Leathernoun
the skin
Leatherverb
to beat, as with a thong of leather
Etymology: [OE. lether, AS. leer; akin to D. leder, ler, G. leder, OHG. ledar, Icel. ler, Sw. lder, Dan. lder.]
Wikidata
Leather
Leather is a durable and flexible material created by the tanning of animal rawhide and skin, often cattle hide. It can be produced through manufacturing processes ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
leather
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LEATHER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Leather is ranked #47429 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Leather surname appeared 447 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Leather.
91.2% or 408 total occurrences were White.
3.1% or 14 total occurrences were Black.
2.4% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.7% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.3% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'LEATHER' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3819
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'LEATHER' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3440
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'LEATHER' in Nouns Frequency: #1511
Anagrams for LEATHER »
haltere
lethera
Tar Heel
tarheel
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of LEATHER in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of LEATHER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of LEATHER in a Sentence
The robot itself is a metre 20 high, so it is not like Arnold Schwarzenegger with a leather jacket and an 'I will be back' robot, it is a quite nice robot and the reactions are positive for the moment.
I use a standard Coach tote bag. It has textured leather so I just have to wipe it down to clean the outside, i like it because I can zip it up to close it and it fits my laptop. I got it as a gift when I first started my job and I have n’t had a need to replace it since.
Only the Chinese can turn a leather sofa into an acid bath, a baby crib into a lethal weapon, and a cell phone battery into heart-piercing shrapnel.
Former Navy Captain Dick Tangeman:
In 1973, nearly 600 American P.O.W.s returned home from Vietnam. Major League Baseball presented each with a golden ticket to see any regular season game in any stadium across the United States( including a guest) free of charge — with no expiration date. Major League Baseball was great. Major League Baseball was Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball even came in a nice leather case.
She said, ‘I can’t believe that Elvis would be in the bathroom with you at the same time – he never was with me!’ i said, ‘Well, he was with me, Priscilla. He was. I was naked, and he was half-naked’ – because he had gone to the toilet and had to get his leather pants up. They were North Beach leather, which were hard to get up.
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- tr=carəman-
- جلدArabic
- күнBashkir
- cuirCatalan, Valencian
- kůže, koženýCzech
- кожаOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- læder, læder-Danish
- LederGerman
- δέρμαGreek
- leda, ledoEsperanto
- cueroSpanish
- چرمی, چرمPersian
- säämiskä, nahka, nahkainen, nahka-, nahkavaatteet, nahkakuulaFinnish
- leður-, leðurFaroese
- cuirFrench
- leatharIrish
- coiroGalician
- pireGuaraní
- עורHebrew
- चमड़ाHindi
- bőrHungarian
- կաշիArmenian
- kulitIndonesian
- ledroIdo
- leðurIcelandic
- pelle, cuoioItalian
- 皮Japanese
- ტყავიGeorgian
- ಚರ್ಮKannada
- 가죽Korean
- corium, cutisLatin
- oda, odinisLithuanian
- ādaLatvian
- തോല്Malayalam
- савхиMongolian
- lærNorwegian
- leer, leder, lerenDutch
- akałNavajo, Navaho
- bashkweginOjibwe, Ojibwa
- skórzany, skóraPolish
- [[de]] [[couro]], couroPortuguese
- piele de animal, pieleRomanian
- кожа, кожаныйRussian
- кожа, kožni, koža, кожниSerbo-Croatian
- kožený, kožaSlovak
- usnje, usnjenSlovene
- lëkurëAlbanian
- läderSwedish
- தோல்Tamil
- తోలుTelugu
- หนังThai
- deriTurkish
- шкіраUkrainian
- چمڑےUrdu
- da thuộcVietnamese
- curWalloon
- 皮革Chinese
- isikhumbaZulu
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