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suede

[sweyd]

noun

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.

Also called suede cloth. a fabric with a napped surface suggesting this.

verb (used with object)

to treat so as to raise a nap on (leather, cloth, etc.).

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verb (used without object)

to raise a nap on leather, cloth, etc.

Also, suède.

Origin:
1855–60; < French (gants de) Suède (gloves from) Sweden

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Example Sentences

Think about a fringed suede jacket and suede jodhpurs or jeans.

The union sticker won't peel off my jacket, having adhered to the suede.

Step on its blue suede shoes and it will see you in court, honey.

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Think about a fringed suede jacket and suede jodhpurs or jeans.

The union sticker won't peel off my jacket, having adhered to the suede.

Step on its blue suede shoes and it will see you in court, honey.

Loaded with pockets, this suede tote is a traveler's dream.

SciAm takes a look at new products, from environmentally friendly suede jackets to biodegradable toilet paper.

Tinted plaster lends a lush brown suede effect to the entry walls, transitioning to a gray-blue hue on the ceiling.

Traffic halts obediently for this triumphantly jaywalking gaijin in her black suede spikes.

Friends say her favorite winter shoes are black suede thigh-high boots.

Suede elbow patches and quilted suede on the chest help resist wear and tear from bags and camera straps.

Rooms boast wood-burning fireplaces and beds with suede covers.

Don't forget the once pristine leather and suede adorned interior.

Some of the newest looking shoes are in suede or nubuck, a more closely shaven suede.

Suede is a great everyday mbt sandals with a sleek and smooth appearance aslam.

When those were accepted, he added suede and leather ready-to-wear.

In the window teeters a mule in jewel-bright suede with.

Today's pick: a platform suede loafer with a giant gold plate.

Suede expected resistance, but he underestimated its force.

But the collection sprang to life only when it played with fabric, as in a rough brown suede jacket with liquid satin pants.

Interior- leather and suede combo seats suede accents, custom birch wood instrument and center console.

Slip on your blue suede shoes and hit the laid-back streets.

On the communal table, vases are packed with trimmed leeks, and the banquettes are covered in buttery suede.

Plus points were shearling coats seamed with leather trim and a deep-armhole gilet in both suede and shearling.

Ditto the camel-colored suede jeans with lacing looped through at mid-thigh and mid-calf, where again the suede is a synthetic.

Many of the models wore suede knee-high cowboy boots, some trimmed with suede fringe.

He shows the cardigan with suede pants, the bomber jacket over long black evening dress.

The show opened with a suede shirt in the blood-orange color that ran through the collection as a counterpoint to neutral beige.

It is a sweet-smelling treasure, where vials of magical potions are swaddled in suede and smell of gardenia.

The patchwork plaids of last year have evolved into patchwork suede for fall in arrays of colors, leathers and geometrics.

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suede (sweɪd)

—n
	a. a leather finished with a fine velvet-like nap, usually on the flesh side of the skin or hide, produced by abrasive action
	b. (as modifier): a suede coat

[C19: from French gants de Suède, literally: gloves from Sweden]

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Word Origin & History

suede

undressed kid skin, 1884, from gants de Suède (1859), lit. "gloves of Sweden," from Fr. Suède "Sweden."

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