leather

leather
01. I bought a beautiful [leather] coat in Mexico for only $150.
02. Hey, if you're a vegetarian, how come you're wearing [leather] shoes?
03. He spends a lot of time out in the sun working on his tan, so his skin has gotten quite [leathery] and wrinkled over the years.
04. They have a beautiful car with an all-wood dashboard, and gorgeous [leather] upholstery.
05. She was wearing an expensive [leather] coat over a beautiful silk dress.
06. We bought a bunch of [leather] stuff in Greece because the prices there are really low.
07. [Leather] is really good for motorcycle gear because it can help protect you from injury if you have a minor crash.
08. It takes 3,000 cows to supply the National Football League with enough [leather] for a year's supply of footballs.
09. Until 1850, golf balls were made of [leather], and stuffed with feathers.
10. A person who is lost in the woods and starving can obtain nourishment by chewing on his shoes; [leather] has enough nutritional value to keep you alive for a short time.
11. [Leather] money was used in Russia right up until the seventeenth century.
12. All the kids on the hockey team just got nice new wool jackets with [leather] sleeves.
13. Alexei Sayle once observed that people are more violently opposed to fur than [leather] because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Leather — Leath er (l[e^][th] [ e]r), n. [OE. lether, AS. le[eth]er; akin to D. leder, le[^e]r, G. leder, OHG. ledar, Icel. le[eth]r, Sw. l[ a]der, Dan. l[ae]der.] 1. The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, with the hair removed, and tanned,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • leather — [leth′ər] n. [ME lether < OE lether , akin to Ger leder, ON lethr, MHG leder < Gmc * lethra < ? or akin ? to Celt base as in OIr lethar, Welsh lledr] 1. a material consisting of animal skin prepared for use by removing the hair and… …   English World dictionary

  • leather — leath er, a. Of, pertaining to or made of leather; consisting of leather; as, a black leather jacket. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • leather — ► NOUN 1) a material made from the skin of an animal by tanning or a similar process. 2) a piece of leather as a polishing cloth. 3) (leathers) leather clothes worn by a motorcyclist. ► VERB 1) (leathered) cover with leather. 2) …   English terms dictionary

  • leather — (n.) O.E. leðer (in compounds only) hide, skin, leather, from P.Gmc. *lethran (Cf. O.N. leðr, O.Fris. lether, O.S. lethar, M.Du., Du. leder, O.H.G. ledar, Ger. leder), from PIE *letro leather (Cf. O.Ir. lethar, Welsh lledr, Breton …   Etymology dictionary

  • Leather — Leath er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leathering}.] To beat, as with a thong of leather. [Obs. or Colloq.] G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Leather — For other uses, see Leather (disambiguation). Modern leather working tools Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different… …   Wikipedia

  • leather — /ledh euhr/, n. 1. the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry. 2. an article made of this material. 3. See stirrup… …   Universalium

  • Leather — La bandera de orgullo leather, también utilizada por las subculturas aficionadas a los fetichismos sexuales y al BDSM …   Wikipedia Español

  • leather — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ thick, thin ▪ soft ▪ shiny ▪ worn ▪ black ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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