leather
/ˈlɛðɚ/ noun A2- 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.
- A piece of the above used for polishing.
- A cricket ball or football.
- clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
- A good defensive play · Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.
- A punch.
- The skin.
Plural leathers
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“Oh, very simply; black trousers, patent leather boots, white waistcoat, either a black or blue coat, and a long cravat.
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.
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.
He wore brown leather gloves, which at sight of us he instantly shuffled off, laying them down on the hall-table as we passed in.
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