leather-hard

[ leth-er-hahrd ]

/ ˈlɛð ərˈhɑrd /

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adjective

(of ceramic clay) moist but not sufficiently so to be plastic.

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Origin of leather-hard

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby leather-hard

leatherback, leatherback turtle, leather beetle, leatherette, leatherfish, leather-hard, leatherhead, leatherjacket, leatherleaf, leather-lunged, leathern

How to use leather-hard in a sentence

Then a slight turning at the finish, when the clay is leather hard, will produce a satisfactory result.
The Potter's Craft|Charles F. Binns
Set the leather-hard cylinder upon a new bat which is slightly damp and which runs true, on the wheel.
The Potter's Craft|Charles F. Binns
The handle is modeled in clay and fastened in place with slip when in the leather hard condition.
The Potter's Craft|Charles F. Binns
When leather hard the plate is gone over with a thin piece of rubber and when quite hard it may be removed from the mold.
The Potter's Craft|Charles F. Binns

When leather-hard the whole may be turned gently over and the tile allowed to fall on to a board placed in readiness.
The Potter's Craft|Charles F. Binns