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suede en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /swed/ (Scotland)
  • /sweɪd/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from French gants de Suède (“gloves from Sweden”). Doublet of Swede.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Made of suede.

Deriveds

suede-shoe salesman · suedey · suedelike · suedehead · suede brush · suede-shoe operator · suedette

Translations (8)

fr de cuir suédé (made of suede) · tr podösüet (made of suede) · pl zamszowy (made of suede) · fr de suède (made of suede) · bg велурен (made of suede) · ru за́мшевый (made of suede) · fr de daim (made of suede) · it scamosciato (made of suede)

suede en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /swed/ (Scotland)
  • /sweɪd/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from French gants de Suède (“gloves from Sweden”). Doublet of Swede.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.
    • “She sheathed her legs in the sheerest of the nylons that her father had brought back from the Continent, and slipped her feet into the toeless, high-heeled shoes of black suède.” 1954, Alexander Alderson, chapter 17, in The Subtle Minotaur:
    • Richard DeLongpre: Mmm, your belly skin is like suede. Jeremy DeLongpre: Thanks. Richard: Tough but soft, like a man. 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1)

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
suedes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

microsuede · Ultrasuede

Translations (35)

ka ზამში (type of leather) · de Wildleder (type of leather) · fr cuir suédé (type of leather) · is rúskinn (type of leather) · es gamuza (type of leather) · eo svedledo (type of leather) · it camoscio (type of leather) · ja スエード (type of leather) · ru за́мша (type of leather) · fi mokkanahka (type of leather) · bo སྐྱི་པགས (type of leather) · gl camurza (type of leather) · he זמש (type of leather) · fi mokka (type of leather) · cmn 仿麂皮 (type of leather) · ca serratge (type of leather) · cmn 麂皮 (type of leather) · fa جیر (type of leather) · pl zamsz (type of leather) · it pelle scamosciata (type of leather) · hy զամշ (type of leather) · ko 스웨이드 (type of leather) · bg велур (type of leather) · de Veloursleder (type of leather) · fr daim (type of leather) · ga svaeid (type of leather) · hu velúrbőr (type of leather) · mi papahunga (type of leather) · tr süet (type of leather) · pt camurça (type of leather) · cy swêd (type of leather) · ga craiceann fiaghabhair (type of leather) · el καστόρι (type of leather) · sv mocka (type of leather) · fr suède (type of leather)

suede en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /swed/ (Scotland)
  • /sweɪd/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from French gants de Suède (“gloves from Sweden”). Doublet of Swede.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make (leather) into suede.
  2. (transitive) To finish (fabric) by abrasion, giving it a fibrous surface.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
suedes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
sueding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sueded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sueded Tense=Past lexicographic

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