leathern

[ leth -ern ]

/ ˈlɛð ərn /

adjective

made of leather.

resembling leather.

Nearby words

Origin of leathern

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

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Examples 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
Once, her moving fingers 155 felt the little bag hanging from its leathern thong about her neck, in which was the fairy crystal.
Heart of the Blue Ridge|Waldron Baily
Here Lockhard entered, and put the leathern scrutoire, or mail-box, into his hands.
Bride of Lammermoor|Sir Walter Scott

His face, lean and leathern, had a curious expression of hunger.
The Pioneers|Katharine Susannah Prichard
Those who stood ready with bows and arrows in their hands, had the spear slung over their right shoulder by a leathern strap.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16|Robert Kerr
He then took hold of the knife, ripped up the leathern bag, and all the hasty-pudding tumbled out upon the floor.
Favorite Fairy Tales|Various

British Dictionary definitions for leathern

leathern

/ (ˈlɛðən) /

adjective

archaic made of or resembling leather

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Word Origin and History for leathern

leathern

adj.

Old English leðren; see leather + -en (2).