Naugahyde en · NOUN
Etymology
A marketing coinage of the 1930s, from Naugatuck, Connecticut, where it was first produced, and hide; it was humorously marketed as being the skin of an animal called a Nauga.
Meanings
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(uncountable) An artificial leather made with a knit fabric backing and PVC coating.
The floor was of plain yellow tile, the chairs and sofa of what looked like light green Naugahyde.
1990, Robert Klitgaard, Tropical Gangsters: One Man's Experience with Development and Decadence in Deepest Africa:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| naugahide | alternative | lexicographic | |
| naugahyde | alternative | lexicographic |