wash-leather

[ wosh-leth-er, wawsh- ]

/ ˈwɒʃˌlɛð ər, ˈwɔʃ- /

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

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First recorded in 1625–35

There, too, was the wash-leather face, and other traits Vizard professed to know an actress's lover by.
The Woman-Hater|Charles Reade
"Oh, just a cheap pair of wash-leather ones," said Stanley humbly.
The Garden Party|Katherine Mansfield
Wash-leather gloves should be washed in clean suds, scarcely warm.
The American Frugal Housewife|Lydia M. Child
If only he had asked Mitty for a bit of wash-leather he might have polished up the brass slave-collar in the Satsuma dish.
Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3)|Mary Cholmondeley

Thomas came and stood before them with a piece of wash-leather in one hand and a plated table-spoon in the other.
None Other Gods|Robert Hugh Benson