leatherwork

[leth-er-wurk]

noun

1. work or decoration done in leather.

2. an article or articles made of leather.

Other Word Forms

• leatherworker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of leatherwork¹

First recorded in 1855–60; leather + work

Example Sentences

Try your hand at scrimshaw, candle making, leatherwork, tinsmithing, felting and more.

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“She was always into something. She was in dance when she was young,” said Cheatham, who has an artistic background of his own in leatherwork.

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Brokk grunted and produced an awl, a pointed spike used in leatherwork, and he jabbed it through the leather, punching holes through Loki’s lips.

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Gellman’s mom did beadwork, and his father did leatherwork and carpentry.

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Hanley is a taxidermist - a trade that is part sculpture, part upholstery and part leatherwork.

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