leathern

[ leth-ern ]

adjective
  1. made of leather.

  2. resembling leather.

Origin of leathern

1
before 1000; Middle English, Old English lether(e)n.See leather, -en2

Words Nearby leathern

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How to use leathern in a sentence

  • They dress themselves up as beggars, with leathern wallets and wooden bowls.

    Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
  • It is plain, strong, large; and like big feet or leathern shirts has evidently been made more for use than ornament.

British Dictionary definitions for leathern

leathern

/ (ˈlɛðən) /


adjective
  1. archaic made of or resembling leather

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