wash-leather

or wash·leath·er

[ wosh-leth-er, wawsh- ]

/ ˈwɒʃˌlɛð ər, ˈwɔʃ- /

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noun

a soft leather, usually sheepskin, dressed in imitation of chamois.

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Origin of wash-leather

First recorded in 1625–35

Words nearby wash-leather

Washington Square, Washington State, Washington thorn, washing-up, Washita, wash-leather, Washo, Washoe, wash one's dirty linen in public, wash one's hands of, washout

How to use wash-leather in a sentence

With every stroke, her leather boot creaked under the weight of her leg.
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She tugged on the black rope that wrapped around his thighs and torso, her leather gloves creaking with each adjustment.
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Or there he is, matching leather jackets with a baby-faced Bruce Springsteen.
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A limited edition export stout known as the Indra Kunindra came to wash it down.
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Christian is the son of Mexican immigrants whose father works at a car wash and mother works at McDonalds.
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A leather swordbelt, gold-embroidered at the edges, carried a long steel-halted rapier in a leather scabbard chaped with steel.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
The sleeves of his doublet which protruded from his leather casing were of the same colour and material as his trunks.
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He stood before the glass hung above the wash bench and 369 smoothed his hair.
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Why, he ordered his chamber-maid to bring him some soap and warm water, that he might wash the sour krout off his hands.
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And the man who had done all this—a vulgar upstart out of Paris, reeking of leather and the barrack-room still lived!
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