pleather

American  

[pleth-er] / ˈplɛð ər /

noun

1. imitation leather made of plastic (often used attributively).

   She wore a crisp white T-shirt under a pastel blue pleather jacket—cute, edgy, and comfy.

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Etymology

Origin of pleather

First recorded in 1980–85; p(lastic) ( def. ) + leather ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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pleather

Three rows of brown pleather armchairs facing a TV tuned to the American Heroes Channel were unusually empty on this afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

In recent years, researchers and designers have started to produce textiles from bacterial cellulose as an alternative to leather and pleather, some of which are already on the market.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 9, 2024

A few years ago, I finally got rid of the heavy pleather binders of CDs that were occupying valuable storage space in my closet.

From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2023

Next to me, a tapping like nails drummed against a desk; my sleeping hound, Dante, kicked the air behind her, her short legs beating the back of the stiff pleather sofa.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2022

He let out a sigh and dropped his head back against the red pleather of the booth.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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