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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
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British Dictionary definitions for leathern

leathern
/ (ˈlɛðən) /

adjective
archaic made of or resembling leather
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