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[ leth-ern ] / ˈlɛð ərn /
adjectivemade of leather. resembling leather. Origin of leathernbefore 1000; Middle English, Old English lether(e)n.See leather, -en2 Words nearby leathernleather-hard, leatherhead, leatherjacket, leatherleaf, leather-lunged, leathern, leatherneck, Leatheroid, leather star, Leather-Stocking Tales, leatherwear Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for leathern“Nonsense,” he cried, but I noticed his hand trembling under his leathern apron. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Hawberk looked at me and slowly smoothed his leathern apron. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Once, her moving fingers 155 felt the little bag hanging from its leathern thong about her neck, in which was the fairy crystal. Heart of the Blue Ridge|Waldron Baily Here Lockhard entered, and put the leathern scrutoire, or mail-box, into his hands. Bride of Lammermoor|Sir Walter Scott
His face, lean and leathern, had a curious expression of hunger. The Pioneers|Katharine Susannah Prichard Those who stood ready with bows and arrows in their hands, had the spear slung over their right shoulder by a leathern strap. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16|Robert Kerr He then took hold of the knife, ripped up the leathern bag, and all the hasty-pudding tumbled out upon the floor. Favorite Fairy Tales|Various
British Dictionary definitions for leathern
adjectivearchaic made of or resembling leather 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 |