Definitions for leather
ˈlɛð ərleather

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. leather(verb)

   an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

2. leather(verb)

   whip with a leather strap

GCIDE(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. leather(a.)

   Of, pertaining to or made of leather; consisting of leather; as, a black leather jacket.

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. leather(Noun)

   A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.

2. leather(Noun)

   A piece of the above used for polishing.

3. leather(Noun)

   (colloquialism) A cricket ball or football.

4. leather(Noun)

   (plural: leathers) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.

5. leather(Noun)

   A good defensive play

   Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.

6. leather(Verb)

   To cover with leather.

7. leather(Verb)

   To strike forcefully.

   He leathered the ball all the way down the street.

8. leather(Adjective)

   Made of leather.

9. leather(Adjective)

   Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.

Origin: 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.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Leather(noun)

   the skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides, collectively

2. Leather(noun)

   the skin

3. Leather(verb)

   to beat, as with a thong of leather

Origin: [OE. lether, AS. leer; akin to D. leder, ler, G. leder, OHG. ledar, Icel. ler, Sw. lder, Dan. lder.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. leather

   See LATHER.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'leather' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3819

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'leather' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3440

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'leather' in Nouns Frequency: #1511

Anagrams for leather »

1. Tar Heel

2. haltere

3. lethera

How to pronounce leather?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of leather in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of leather in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of leather in a Sentence

1. Ricardo Montalbán:

   soft Corinthian leather

2. Ahmed Saadi:

   They come for the carpets and for the leather.

3. Emo Phillips:

   Some mornings it just doesn't seem worth it to gnaw through the leather straps.

4. Abhijit Das:

   If the deal is implemented, India's exports of products like textile and leather will be severely affected.

5. f.m. Faber Jr.:

   What type of fasteners are used on horseshoes? braided Cotton, wang leather, cotton shoe laces, or velcro?

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