[sweyd] 
noun, verb, sued⋅ed, sued⋅ing.| 1. | kid or other leather finished with a soft, napped surface, on the flesh side or on the outer side after removal of a thin outer layer. |
| 2. | Also called suede cloth. a fabric with a napped surface suggesting this. |
| 3. | to treat so as to raise a nap on (leather, cloth, etc.). |
| 4. | to raise a nap on leather, cloth, etc. |
| suede also suède (swād) n.
[Short for Suède gloves, from French gants de Suède, gloves of Sweden, from Suède, Sweden.] |