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white leather

noun

  1. leather treated with chemicals, as alum or salt; tawed leather.


white leather

noun

  1. leather that has been treated with a chemical, such as alum or salt, to make it white Also calledwhitleatherˈwɪtlɛðə


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Word History and Origins

Origin of white leather1

1400–50; late Middle English; whitleather

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Example Sentences

Then Dicky shows up, looking for a maxi-length white leather dress for his Indian lady friend.

On a less crucial note, how does Jenni Ching get bloodstains out of her patented white leather jumpsuit?

Coquenil drew an envelope from his breast pocket and from it he took a number of white-leather fragments.

Then the baby stuck out her foot in its white leather shoe, but grandmamma would not taste it, and called it nasty-nasty.

His legs were encased in tight breeches of white leather, and long polished boots with riding flaps were drawn above the knee.

The ball is made of white leather and inflated with a rubber bladder.

Chief throw three assegais, white medicine-man fire three shots; whoever hit nearest middle white leather, he win.

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