ooze-leather

noun

leather prepared from calfskin or other skin and having a soft, velvety finish on the flesh side.

Origin:
1885–90

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ooze leather

—n
	a very soft leather with a suedelike finish

[C19: from ooze¹ (sense 6)]

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