leatherette

[ leth-uh-ret ]

/ ˌlɛð əˈrɛt /

noun

a material constructed of paper or cloth and finished to simulate the grain, color, and texture of leather.

Nearby words

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

Origin of leatherette

1875–80; formerly a trademark; see leather, -ette

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Examples from the Web for leatherette

A real pocket atlas 53-1/2 inches, 96 pages, leatherette covers.
Mr. Sweet Potatoes and Other Stories|Anonymous
Price in leatherette binding, 50 cents, cloth 75 cents, postpaid.
No Animal Food|Rupert H. Wheldon
Next procure a piece of leatherette about twelve inches in diameter, or large enough to cover the opening of the pan.
The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out|Fred T. Hodgson
"If you give in, your chances for re-election ain't worth a leatherette," Yarpe said to the sheriff.
The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop|Hamlin Garland

These plates were accompanied by explanatory text, and issued in a leatherette case, price 10s.
Dickens and His Illustrators|Frederic G. Kitton

British Dictionary definitions for leatherette

leatherette

/ (ˌlɛðəˈrɛt) /

noun

an imitation leather made from paper, cloth, etc

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