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leather

/ˈlɛðɚ/ adjective C2
  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.
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“Oh, very simply; black trousers, patent leather boots, white waistcoat, either a black or blue coat, and a long cravat.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 605 · C1
She took off her old leather shoes and tried on the silver ones, which fitted her as well as if they had been made for her.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 13 · B2
Patent-leather boots had gone round, and Square-toes had hopped over.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 37 · B2
It was the jackal--Tabaqui, the Dish-licker--and the wolves of India despise Tabaqui because he runs about making mischief, and telling tales, and eating rags and pieces of leather from the village rubbish-heaps.
The Jungle Book, p. 1 · B2

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