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white leather

American  

noun

  1. leather treated with chemicals, as alum or salt; tawed leather.


white leather British  

noun

  1. Also called: whitleather.  leather that has been treated with a chemical, such as alum or salt, to make it white

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of white leather

1400–50; late Middle English; cf. whitleather

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STK Steakhouse – STK Steakhouse is a dimly lit, high-glam space dressed in cherry blossoms and a black-and-white palette, anchored by white leather round booths.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

When we first meet him, he is wearing a striking white leather biking outfit: “I wanted him to be like a light at night on this bike and a shiny toy for Colin.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

She wears battered white leather sandals; at the top of the frame, we see the very bottoms of a slip and a skirt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

One video opens with a large white leather handbag covered in the signature LV logo of Louis Vuitton.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024

His dagger went on one hip, his longsword on the other, hung from a white leather belt with golden buckles.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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