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adjective like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible.
Origin of leathery First recorded in 1545–55; leather + -y1
OTHER WORDS FROM leathery leath·er·i·ness, noun Words nearby leathery leather star, Leather-Stocking Tales, leatherwear, leatherwood, leatherwork, leathery , leave, leave a bad taste in one's mouth, leave alone, leave a lot to be desired, leave behind
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Example sentences from the Web for leathery They sport a leathery , crackle-textured skin and glow with salt-and-pepper zest.
The Texas Church of Beef | Jane & Michael Stern| April 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
A thick, leathery exterior makes chewing them as much fun as tasting them.
The Hunt for New Orleans’s Secret Dish | Jane & Michael Stern| April 6, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Hard-caught game gets something feral and gnarled—Côte-Rôtie or a leathery Hermitage.
The Queen of the French Kitchen | Katie Baker| March 26, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Best known for their leathery shells, some species can roll into a ball when threatened.
Which Country Should Snowden Live In? | Sarah Hedgecock| July 7, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The stretchy, leathery ring keeps you hard while the eyelashes tickle the vadge.
Eastbound & Down’s Kenny Powers Lists His Favorite Things | Kenny Powers| February 17, 2012| DAILY BEAST
But our hands are hard and leathery now and our muscles no longer creak and pain 100 under the stress.
Conscript 2989 | Irving Crump
But first he bent to grasp the knotted vines and leathery leaves that enclosed a bulky package.
Brood of the Dark Moon | Charles Willard Diffin
With which grim philosophy he gripped the leathery loop and stalked down the trail.
Beyond the Black River | Robert E. Howard
In the case of N. pseudo-mas, the fronds are of a leathery nature, and the plant is practically evergreen in sheltered positions.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard Bastin
Mrs. Downey nodded her head toward a spry man with leathery skin who was talking with Maxine Miller.
Behind the Green Door | Mildred A. Wirt
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British Dictionary definitions for leathery adjective having the appearance or texture of leather, esp in toughness
Derived forms of leathery leatheriness , noun 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
Words related to leathery rugged, wrinkled, hardened, rough, strong, tough, coriaceous