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leather en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɛðɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈlɛðə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈlɛðəɾ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈlʌðəɹ/ (dialectal, obsolete)
• /ˈleðə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *letrosbor. Proto-Germanic *leþrą Proto-West Germanic *leþr Old English leþer Middle English lether English leather From Middle English lether, from Old English leþer (“leather”), from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą (“leather”), possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitrom, *letros, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥tro- (“skin, hide”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Leder (“leather”), West Frisian leare (“leather”), Low German Leder (“leather”), Dutch leder, leer (“leather”), German Leder (“leather”), Danish læder (“leather”), Swedish läder (“leather”), Icelandic leður (“leather”). Compare also English fell (“skin, hide, pelt”), film.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Made of leather.
   • Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
2. (not-comparable) Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.
3. (not-comparable) Referring to an establishment of familial relations through agreed sexual or romantic deviance.
   • Some research has documented the phenomenon of leather families as a form of intentional, chosen families created by members of sexual and gender minority groups, often in the face of biological family rejection and marginalization in society (Bauer, 2010; Hammack et al., 2019; Murphy & Bjorngaard, 2019; Pitagora, 2016). Leather families are a network of people that acknowledge and practice ongoing supportive relationships “while sharing the commonalities of the leather and kink scene” (Bannon, 2016). […] Very few studies have examined how many people are members of leather or other “chosen” families. 2021 June 14, Ellora Vilkin, Richard Sprott, “Consensual Non-Monogamy Among Kink-Identified Adults: Characteristics, Relationship Experiences, and Unique Motivations for Polyamory and Open Relationships”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 50, →DOI, pages 1521–1536:

Synonyms

leathern

Translations (32)

lt odinis (made of leather) · nl leren (made of leather) · fi nahkainen (made of leather) · got 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (made of leather) · sk kožený (made of leather) · fi nahka- (made of leather) · gl de coiro (made of leather) · da læder- (made of leather) · sh кожни (made of leather) · grc δερμάτινος (made of leather) · grc βύρσινος (made of leather) · pt de couro (made of leather) · sl usnjen (made of leather) · mk кожен (made of leather) · izh nahkain (made of leather) · tr deri (made of leather) · fa چرمی (made of leather) · uk шкіряни́й (made of leather) · eo leda (made of leather) · ka ტყავის (made of leather) · cs kožený (made of leather) · pl skórzany (made of leather) · ru ко́жаный (made of leather) · fr de cuir (made of leather) · fo leður- (made of leather) · yi לעדערן (made of leather) · de ledern (made of leather) · sw -a ngozi (made of leather) · ar جِلْدِيّ (made of leather) · sh kožni (made of leather) · be скураны́ (made of leather) · bg ко́жен (made of leather)

leather en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɛðɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈlɛðə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈlɛðəɾ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈlʌðəɹ/ (dialectal, obsolete)
• /ˈleðə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *letrosbor. Proto-Germanic *leþrą Proto-West Germanic *leþr Old English leþer Middle English lether English leather From Middle English lether, from Old English leþer (“leather”), from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą (“leather”), possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitrom, *letros, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥tro- (“skin, hide”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Leder (“leather”), West Frisian leare (“leather”), Low German Leder (“leather”), Dutch leder, leer (“leather”), German Leder (“leather”), Danish læder (“leather”), Swedish läder (“leather”), Icelandic leður (“leather”). Compare also English fell (“skin, hide, pelt”), film.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier specifies otherwise.
2. (countable, uncountable) A piece of the above used for polishing.
3. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) A cricket ball or football.
   • The goalee made a frantic grab as the leather spun clean past him, but he was just a second too late, and Joe had scored for Redcliff. 1918, M. M. Guy, Joe Doughty, page 157:
4. (countable, plural, uncountable) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
5. (countable, uncountable) A good defensive play
   • Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.
6. (countable, uncountable) A punch.
7. (countable, dated, humorous, uncountable) The skin.
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable) Clipping of fruit leather.
   alt of fruit leather

Forms

Coordinates

pseudoleather

Deriveds

leatherneck · leatherwood · leather knife · white leather · wash leather · leather lunged · leatherseller · nose leather · under-spur-leather · leatherbound · pleather · leatherize · shoe-leather · spur leather · Leatheroid · leatherwoman · as ever trod shoe leather · leatherwing · leatherworking · law leather · lace leather · hell-bent for leather · leatherdyke · leather carp · Leatherstocking · toadstool leather coral · hemlock leather · Corinthian leather · leatherperson · ooze leather · leathergirl · whitleather · leatherine · leather working · vegetable leather · whang leather · fair leather · leatherwear · kraft leather · fruit leather · leathercloth · leather leaf · Bulgar leather · nonleather · leather poisoning · patent leather · leatherworker · plonge leather · Russia leather · hell for leather · leathermaking · napa leather · chamois leather · leatherboy · leatherware · leatherer · oak leather · leathersex · leatherless · shoe leather · alligator leather · leathergoods · leatherlike · mountain leather · leathercrafter · nappa leather · antileather · leatherworks · overleather · leather and prunella · leather cheerio · kid leather · leathercrafting · Dongola leather · leather-hard · leathermaker · leather-coat · leather queen · split leather · leatherboard · leatherman · as ever trod shoe-leather · plongé leather

Descendants

let · ledo · ledro

Hyponyms

taw (types of leather) · cordovan (types of leather) · galuchat (types of leather) · sharkskin (types of leather) · chagrin (types of leather) · shagreen (types of leather) · cordwain (types of leather) · maroquin (types of leather) · morocco (types of leather) · morocco leather (types of leather)

Translations (161)

nv akał (material produced by tanning animal skin) · kmr çerm (material produced by tanning animal skin) · lo ໜັງສັດ (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ro piele (material produced by tanning animal skin) · tg ҷилд (material produced by tanning animal skin) · cu скора (material produced by tanning animal skin) · mga lethar (material produced by tanning animal skin) · fi säämiskä (piece of leather used for polishing) · ja 皮革 (material produced by tanning animal skin) · pt couro (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ky тери (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ga leathar (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ae 𐬗𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬥- (material produced by tanning animal skin) · io ledro (material produced by tanning animal skin) · mn арьс (material produced by tanning animal skin) · mk кожа (material produced by tanning animal skin) · la corium (material produced by tanning animal skin) · fa-ira چَرْم (material produced by tanning animal skin) · hu bőr (material produced by tanning animal skin) · hy կաշի (material produced by tanning animal skin) · uz charm (material produced by tanning animal skin) · dng пи (material produced by tanning animal skin) · udm ку (material produced by tanning animal skin) · tt күн (material produced by tanning animal skin) · fa-ira جِلْد (material produced by tanning animal skin) · th หนัง (material produced by tanning animal skin) · az dəri (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ml തോൽ (material produced by tanning animal skin) · it cuoio (material produced by tanning animal skin) · nl leder (material produced by tanning animal skin) · pl skóra (material produced by tanning animal skin) · sh ко̏жа (material produced by tanning animal skin) · km ស្បែក (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ko 가죽 (material produced by tanning animal skin) · orv кожа (material produced by tanning animal skin) · yue 皮 (material produced by tanning animal skin) · mfe lapo (material produced by tanning animal skin) · pa ਚਮੜਾ (material produced by tanning animal skin) · chr ᎦᏃᏥ (material produced by tanning animal skin) · tk gaýyş (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ko 레더 (material produced by tanning animal skin) · uz koʻn (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ur چَرْم (material produced by tanning animal skin) · fi nahka (material produced by tanning animal skin) · gd leathar (material produced by tanning animal skin) · hu bőr (colloquial: cricket ball or football) · arz جلد (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ka ტყავი (material produced by tanning animal skin) · gu ચામડું (material produced by tanning animal skin) · krc тери (material produced by tanning animal skin) · lv āda (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ug تېرە (material produced by tanning animal skin) · alt кӧн (material produced by tanning animal skin) · orv скора (material produced by tanning animal skin) · gl coiro (material produced by tanning animal skin) · rif irem (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ne छाला (material produced by tanning animal skin) · vec curam (material produced by tanning animal skin) · da læder (material produced by tanning animal skin) · az gön (material produced by tanning animal skin) · yue 皮革 (material produced by tanning animal skin) · yi לעדער (material produced by tanning animal skin) · be ску́ра (material produced by tanning animal skin) · cy lledr (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ug كۆن (material produced by tanning animal skin) · zu isikhumba (material produced by tanning animal skin) · izh nahka (material produced by tanning animal skin) · af leer (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ms kulit (material produced by tanning animal skin) · cmn 皮革 (material produced by tanning animal skin) · vec curame (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ia corio (material produced by tanning animal skin) · sv läder (material produced by tanning animal skin) · wym łaoder (material produced by tanning animal skin) · bg ко́жа (material produced by tanning animal skin) · oc cuèr (material produced by tanning animal skin) · my သားရေ (material produced by tanning animal skin) · sw ngozi (material produced by tanning animal skin) · hi चर्म (material produced by tanning animal skin) · kw ledher (material produced by tanning animal skin) · fo leður (material produced by tanning animal skin) · cs kůže (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ccc shama (material produced by tanning animal skin) · uk шкі́ра (material produced by tanning animal skin) · uz teri (material produced by tanning animal skin) · kk тері (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ps سختیان (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ug خۇرۇم (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ro piele de animal (material produced by tanning animal skin) · alt јару (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ar جِلْد (material produced by tanning animal skin) · kn ಚರ್ಮ (material produced by tanning animal skin) · es cuero (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ba күн (material produced by tanning animal skin) · nl leer (material produced by tanning animal skin) · nb lær (material produced by tanning animal skin) · te తోలు (material produced by tanning animal skin) · tl katad (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ps چرم (material produced by tanning animal skin) · hi चमड़ा (material produced by tanning animal skin) · tk gön (material produced by tanning animal skin) · sl usnje (material produced by tanning animal skin) · alt тере (material produced by tanning animal skin) · tg чарм (material produced by tanning animal skin) · fi nahkakuula (colloquial: cricket ball or football) · cmn 皮 (material produced by tanning animal skin) · de Leder (material produced by tanning animal skin) · mr चामडे (material produced by tanning animal skin) · mn ᠰᠠᠪᠢᠬᠢ (material produced by tanning animal skin) · mt ġilda (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ang leþer (material produced by tanning animal skin) · am ቆዳ (material produced by tanning animal skin) · bg то́пка (colloquial: cricket ball or football) · gv lhiare (material produced by tanning animal skin) · la alūta (material produced by tanning animal skin) · br lêr (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ko 피혁 (material produced by tanning animal skin) · sk koža (material produced by tanning animal skin) · es antelina (faux) (material produced by tanning animal skin) · cu кожа (material produced by tanning animal skin) · lo ຫນັງ (material produced by tanning animal skin) · tr deri (material produced by tanning animal skin) · bn চামড়া (material produced by tanning animal skin) · bo ཀོ་བ (material produced by tanning animal skin) · grc βύρσα (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ja レザー (material produced by tanning animal skin) · mn ᠠᠷᠠᠰᠤ (material produced by tanning animal skin) · el δέρμα (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ast cueru (material produced by tanning animal skin) · vec corame (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ru ко́жа (material produced by tanning animal skin) · gu ચર્મ (material produced by tanning animal skin) · si සම් (material produced by tanning animal skin) · id kulit (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ml തുകൽ (material produced by tanning animal skin) · mfe kwir (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ca cuir (material produced by tanning animal skin) · eo ledo (material produced by tanning animal skin) · is leður (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ps وژن (material produced by tanning animal skin) · lt oda (material produced by tanning animal skin) · oj bashkwegin (material produced by tanning animal skin) · wa cur (material produced by tanning animal skin) · nn lêr (material produced by tanning animal skin) · qu qara (material produced by tanning animal skin) · gv liare (material produced by tanning animal skin) · egy ms-kA-F27 (material produced by tanning animal skin) · et nahk (material produced by tanning animal skin) · mn савхи (material produced by tanning animal skin) · sq lëkurë (material produced by tanning animal skin) · tk deri (material produced by tanning animal skin) · he עוֹר (material produced by tanning animal skin) · sh kȍža (material produced by tanning animal skin) · fi nahkavaatteet (leather clothing) · vi da thuộc (material produced by tanning animal skin) · la cutis (material produced by tanning animal skin) · fr cuir (material produced by tanning animal skin) · kk көн (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ta தோல் (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ja 革 (material produced by tanning animal skin) · ur چَمْڑا (material produced by tanning animal skin)

wikidata: Q286

leather en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɛðɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈlɛðə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈlɛðəɾ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈlʌðəɹ/ (dialectal, obsolete)
• /ˈleðə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *letrosbor. Proto-Germanic *leþrą Proto-West Germanic *leþr Old English leþer Middle English lether English leather From Middle English lether, from Old English leþer (“leather”), from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą (“leather”), possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitrom, *letros, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥tro- (“skin, hide”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Leder (“leather”), West Frisian leare (“leather”), Low German Leder (“leather”), Dutch leder, leer (“leather”), German Leder (“leather”), Danish læder (“leather”), Swedish läder (“leather”), Icelandic leður (“leather”). Compare also English fell (“skin, hide, pelt”), film.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To cover with leather.
   • He rose and leathered his Colt as his father came to stand beside him. 2015, Rain Trueax, Lands of Fire:
2. (ambitransitive) To form a leathery surface (on).
   • By the appearance of his deep suntan, which had leathered his skin, and the calluses that covered his hands, Sheriff Anderson figured the man to be one of the area ranchers. 2003, Bonita Wagner, Satan's Choice, page 66:
   • Some leather and droop like bat wings, others, as the poet Brenda Hillman writes, are 'hung in hashtags'. 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 83:
3. (transitive) To strike forcefully.
   • He leathered the ball all the way down the street.
4. (transitive) To spank or beat with a leather belt or strap.
   • My father was very angry with me— -he took and leathered ( beat) me, because I ran away from my school ; for I did run away from my school ; he took and tied me up on a Sunday morning, leathered me a Friday night, and Saturday night : I was stripped naked when he leathered me on Friday night, and Saturday; my father told me to strip myself, and he leathered me, it was with a whip; but I do not know where he got the whip; he tied me with my arms extended so -- (spreading out her arms to their extremity, as if they were to be nailed upon a cross) -- My legs were tied too -- I was at the bottom of the dresser. 1806, Andrew Kippis, The New Annual Register:
   • Anyway, bums were always on view in our family, getting leathered with a heavy belt. 2011, Agnes Owens, Agnes Owens: The Complete Novellas, →ISBN:
   • My father was furious with me and reached for the strap. He brutally leathered me with it before sending me to bed for the night. 2005, H. Salisbury, Betrayed, →ISBN, page 4:

Forms

Deriveds

leatherback (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather) · leatherhead (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather) · leatherjacket (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather) · leatherette (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather) · leathery (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather) · slap leather (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather) · wash-leather (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather) · stirrup leather (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather) · leatherwork (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather) · leather-lunged (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather) · leather jacket (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather) · hell-for-leather (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather) · leathern (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather) · leathercraft (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather) · spur-leather (Terms derived from the adjective, noun, or verb leather)