leatheretten.
/ˌlɛðəˈrɛt/, U.S. /ˌlɛðəˈrɛt/ A fabric composed of cloth and paper, in imitation of leather.
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1880 Sat. Rev. 20 Nov. 655 Messrs. Dalziel's Bible Gallery is bound in vellum and leatherette.
1889 G. M. Hopkins Exper. Sci. xv. 329 The bags—which hold one plate each—are made of the stout black paper known in the trade as leatherette.
1891 Brit. Weekly 10 Sept. 308 The volume can be had in leatherette for half-a-crown.
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