leathern

[ leth-ern ]

/ ˈlɛð ərn /

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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

leather-hard, leatherhead, leatherjacket, leatherleaf, leather-lunged, leathern, leatherneck, Leatheroid, leather star, Leather-Stocking Tales, leatherwear

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Example sentences from the Web for leathern

“Nonsense,” he cried, but I noticed his hand trembling under his leathern apron.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hawberk looked at me and slowly smoothed his leathern apron.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She felt very sorrowful as she smoothed the homely garments, and placed them in a small leathern trunk.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
By their leathern aprons and the hammers which hung from their belts one could see that they were workers in metals.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France

And the same John had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
They dress themselves up as beggars, with leathern wallets and wooden bowls.
Belgium|George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
It is plain, strong, large; and like big feet or leathern shirts has evidently been made more for use than ornament.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus

British Dictionary definitions for leathern

leathern

/ (ˈlɛðən) /

adjective

archaic made of or resembling leather

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