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leathern

American  
[leth-ern] / ˈlɛð ərn /

adjective

  1. made of leather.

  2. resembling leather.


leathern British  
/ ˈlɛðən /

adjective

  1. archaic made of or resembling leather

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of leathern

before 1000; Middle English, Old English lether ( e ) n. See leather, -en 2

Example Sentences

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In the words of company Product Management Director Rob Leathern, “Misleading or deceptive ads have no place on Facebook.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2019

Before the filing Facebook’s Rob Leathern, a manager at the Menlo Park, California-based company, told reporters the company took the complaint seriously.

From Reuters • Jun. 5, 2019

Leathern said, “We know we can’t do this alone and by housing these ads for up to seven years, people, regulators, third-parties and watchdog groups can hold these groups more accountable.”

From The Verge • Oct. 31, 2018

Rob Leathern, Facebook’s director of product management for ads, said that the company was looking at offering more details about pages that run ads, including country information.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2018

With these, and a few others, he organized a literary club, called the “Junto; or the Leathern Apron Club,” as nearly every member was a mechanic.

From Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

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