leather

leather

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of leather in English

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English

Etymology

From Middle English lether, from Old English leþer (leather), from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą (leather), borrowing from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitrom, *letros, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥tro-.

Cognate with West Frisian leare (leather), Low German Leder (leather), Dutch leder, leer (leather), German Leder (leather), Danish læder (leather), Swedish läder (leather), Icelandic leður (leather).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɛðə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɛðɚ/
  • (dialectal, obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈlʌðəɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛðə(ɹ)

Noun

leather (countable and uncountable, plural leathers)

  1. A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.
    Coordinate term: pseudoleather
  2. A piece of the above used for polishing.
  3. (colloquial) A cricket ball or football.
  4. (plural: leathers) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
  5. (baseball) A good defensive play
  6. (boxing) A punch.
  7. (dated, humorous) The skin.
  8. Clipping of fruit leather.

Hyponyms

(types of leather): chagrin, cordovan, cordwain, galuchat, maroquin, morocco, morocco leather, shagreen, sharkskin, taw

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

leather (not comparable)

  1. Made of leather.
    Synonym: leathern
  2. Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.
  3. Referring to an establishment of familial relations through agreed sexual or romantic deviance.

Translations

Verb

leather (third-person singular simple present leathers, present participle leathering, simple past and past participle leathered)

  1. (transitive) To cover with leather.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To form a leathery surface (on).
  3. (transitive) To strike forcefully.
  4. (transitive) To spank or beat with a leather belt or strap.

Derived terms

References

Anagrams

  • Tar Heel, Tarheel, haltere, lethera

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