whitleather

[ hwit-leth-er, wit- ]

noun

1. white leather.

Word History and Origins

Origin of whitleather¹

First recorded in 1325–75, whitleather is from the Middle English word whitlether. See white, leather

Example Sentences

Whitleather, hwit′leth-ėr, n. leather dressed with alum, white leather: the paxwax or nuchal ligament of the ox.

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