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. )

Example Sentences

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

Look at all these new characters we can create, her work seems to say, as she presents a punk band manager who vapes underneath a pleather niqab.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

On Sunday night, the sartorial standouts at a sold-out Fillmore Silver Spring served synthetics: plush, pleather and plastic, with plenty of fishnet and facial piercings.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2023

It's been a year and a half since I spent more than five minutes inside a coffee shop, so I park myself in a Dunkin'-orange pleather barrel chair near the register.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2021

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

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman