Leather

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Verb 1.3 Related/Derivedterms

English

Noun

leather

1. tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.
2. a piece of leather, for polishing
3. a cricket ball or football - (colloquialism)
4. (plural - leathers) leather clothes, for wearing on a motorcycle.

Translations

• Danish: Læder n
• Dutch: leer n, leder (formal) n
• Finnish: nahka (1, 4), säämiskä (2)
• French: cuir m
• German: Leder n
• Italian: cuoio m
• Slovene: usnje n
• Spanish: cuero m
• Swedish: läder n (1)

1. made from leather

   See also leathern , leathery

Translations

• Finnish: nahka - (1), nahkainen (1)

Verb

1. polish or wipe with a leather
2. beat or thrash with a leather

Related/Derivedterms

• leatherback
• leatherette
• leatherjacket