What does leather mean?
Definitions for leather
ˈlɛð ərleather
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Princeton's WordNet
leather(verb)
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
leather(verb)
whip with a leather strap
GCIDE
leather(a.)
Of, pertaining to or made of leather; consisting of leather; as, a black leather jacket.
Wiktionary
leather(Noun)
A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.
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.
leather(Noun)
A piece of the above used for polishing.
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.
leather(Noun)
(colloquialism) A cricket ball or football.
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.
leather(Noun)
(plural: leathers) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
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.
leather(Noun)
A good defensive play
Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.
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.
leather(Verb)
To cover with leather.
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.
leather(Verb)
To strike forcefully.
He leathered the ball all the way down the street.
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.
leather(Adjective)
Made of leather.
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.
leather(Adjective)
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.
Webster Dictionary
Leather(noun)
the skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides, collectively
Etymology: [OE. lether, AS. leer; akin to D. leder, ler, G. leder, OHG. ledar, Icel. ler, Sw. lder, Dan. lder.]
Leather(noun)
the skin
Etymology: [OE. lether, AS. leer; akin to D. leder, ler, G. leder, OHG. ledar, Icel. ler, Sw. lder, Dan. lder.]
Leather(verb)
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.]
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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
See LATHER.
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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
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Tar Heel
haltere
lethera
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.
It was possible to see abrasion along the edges of the leather scales, meaning that the armor had seen considerable use. That suggests that Tutankhamun had worn it, and that perhaps he had even seen battle.
The robot itself is a meter 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.
They come for the carpets and for the leather.
What type of fasteners are used on horseshoes? braided Cotton, wang leather, cotton shoe laces, or velcro?
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- tr=carəman-
- جلدArabic
- күнBashkir
- cuirCatalan, Valencian
- kůže, koženýCzech
- кожаOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- læder-, læderDanish
- LederGerman
- δέρμαGreek
- ledo, ledaEsperanto
- cueroSpanish
- چرمی, چرمPersian
- nahkakuula, nahka, nahkavaatteet, säämiskä, nahkainen, nahka-Finnish
- leður, leður-Faroese
- cuirFrench
- leatharIrish
- coiroGalician
- pireGuaraní
- עורHebrew
- चमड़ाHindi
- bőrHungarian
- կաշիArmenian
- kulitIndonesian
- ledroIdo
- leðurIcelandic
- cuoio, pelleItalian
- 皮Japanese
- ტყავიGeorgian
- 가죽Korean
- cutis, coriumLatin
- odinis, odaLithuanian
- ādaLatvian
- തോല്Malayalam
- савхиMongolian
- lærNorwegian
- leren, leder, leerDutch
- akałNavajo, Navaho
- bashkweginOjibwe, Ojibwa
- skóra, skórzanyPolish
- [[de]] [[couro]], couroPortuguese
- piele de animal, pieleRomanian
- кожа, кожаныйRussian
- koža, kožni, кожни, кожаSerbo-Croatian
- koža, koženýSlovak
- usnjen, usnjeSlovene
- lëkurëAlbanian
- läderSwedish
- తోలుTelugu
- หนังThai
- deriTurkish
- шкіраUkrainian
- چمڑےUrdu
- da thuộcVietnamese
- curWalloon
- 皮革Chinese
- isikhumbaZulu
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