ooze leather

American  

noun

1. leather prepared from calfskin or other skin and having a soft, velvety finish on the flesh side.

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ooze leather British  

noun

1. a very soft leather with a suedelike finish

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Etymology

Origin of ooze leather

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The small top drawer may be lined with ooze leather for holding silverware.

From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)

And we suppose that when one goes into ooze leather, or is padded, one may be said to be fini.

From The So-called Human Race by Taylor, Bert Leston

He slapped the table with Henry Van Dyke in ooze leather for emphasis.

From The Fighting Shepherdess by Lockhart, Caroline