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noun
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.
adjective
4.
pertaining to, made of, or resembling leather: leather processing; leather upholstery.
5.
Slang. catering to or patronized by customers who typically wear leather clothing, often as a means of signaling interest in or preference for sadomasochistic sexual activity.
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Leather
is always a great word to know.
So is chutzpa. Does it mean:
| to pick the pocket of or hassle the body of |
| unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall, audacity, or nerve |
verb (used with object)
6.
to cover or furnish with leather.
7.
Informal. to beat with a leather strap.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English lether, Old English lether- (in compounds); cognate with Dutch, German leder, Old Norse lethr, MIr lethar skin, leather, Welsh lledr, Middle Breton lezr leather
before 1000; Middle English lether, Old English lether- (in compounds); cognate with Dutch, German leder, Old Norse lethr, MIr lethar skin, leather, Welsh lledr, Middle Breton lezr leather
Related forms
un·der·leath·er, noun
un·leath·ered, adjective
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Example Sentences
- My hands have not gotten wet in them at all and the leather palms provide good grip.
- As a result, many details of daily life were preserved: wooden toothbrushes, leather shoes and fabric.
- No stretches there, unless you count his leather pants.
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Word Origin & History
leather
O.E. leðer (in compounds only) "hide, skin, leather," from P.Gmc. *lethran (cf. O.N. leðr, O.Fris. lether, M.Du. leder, O.H.G. ledar, Ger. leder), from PIE *letrom (cf. O.Ir. lethar, Welsh lledr, Breton lezr). The word became synonymous with "sado-masochism" 1980s, having achieved that status
EXPANDin homosexual jargon in the 1970s. Leatherneck "U.S. Marine" is Navy slang first recorded 1914, from the leather collars of their early uniforms; earlier in British use (1890) as a sailor's term for a soldier.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Leather definition
a girdle of, worn by Elijah (2 Kings 1:8) and John the Baptist (Matt. 3:4). Leather was employed both for clothing (Num. 31:20; Heb. 11:37) and for writing upon. The trade of a tanner is mentioned (Acts 9:43; 10:6, 32). It was probably learned in Egypt.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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