leathern

[ leth -ern ]
/ ˈlɛð ərn /

adjective

made of leather.
resembling leather.

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Origin of leathern

before 1000; Middle English, Old English lether(e)n. See leather, -en2

Words nearby leathern

leatherette, leatherfish, leatherhead, leatherjacket, leatherleaf, leathern, leatherneck, leatheroid, leatherwear, leatherwood, leatherwork
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British Dictionary definitions for leathern

leathern
/ (ˈlɛðən) /

adjective

archaic made of or resembling leather
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