English Explanatory Dictionary

leather

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier specifies otherwise.
  2. A piece of the above used for polishing.
  3. A cricket ball or football.
  4. clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
  5. A good defensive play
  6. A punch.
  7. The skin.
  8. Clipping of fruit leather.
adj
  1. Made of leather.
  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.
verb
  1. To cover with leather.
  2. To form a leathery surface (on).
  3. To strike forcefully.
  4. To spank or beat with a leather belt or strap.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛðə/ /ˈlɛðɚ/ en-us-leather.ogg /ˈleðə/ /ˈlɛðəɾ/ /ˈlʌðəɹ/

Word forms

leather leathers leathering leathered

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *letrosbor. Proto-Germanic *leþrą Proto-West Germanic *leþr Old English leþer Middle English lether English leather From Middle English lether, from Old English leþer (“leather”), from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą (“leather”), possibly borrowed 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”).

Synonyms

leathern

Derived words

alligator leather antileather as ever trod shoe leather as ever trod shoe-leather Bulgar leather chamois leather Corinthian leather Dongola leather fair leather fruit leather hell-bent for leather hell for leather hemlock leather kid leather kraft leather lace leather law leather leather and prunella leatherboard leatherbound leatherboy leather carp leather cheerio leathercloth leather-coat leathercrafter leathercrafting leatherdyke leatherer leathergirl leathergoods leather-hard leatherine leatherize leather knife leather leaf leatherless leatherlike leather lunged leathermaker leathermaking leatherman leatherneck Leatheroid leatherperson leather poisoning leather queen leatherseller leathersex Leatherstocking leatherware leatherwear leatherwing leatherwoman leatherwood leatherworker leather working leatherworking leatherworks mountain leather

Translations

Finnish: nahkavaatteet
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