leathernoun [ U ]
uk/ˈleð.ər/us/ˈleð.ɚ/A2 animal skin treated in order to preserve it, and used to make shoes, bags, clothes, equipment, etc.:
a leather coat/belt/handbag
More examples
- The car's interior is very impressive - wonderful leather seats and a wooden dashboard.
- Have you seen Chrissie's new leather jacket? It's majorly cool.
- Accessories for the top-of-the-range car include leather upholstery, a CD player, electric windows and a sunroof.
- Polish your shoes regularly to protect the leather.
- Are those trousers leather or PVC?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Tanning & leather
- buckskin
- calfskin
- chamois
- cowhide
- dubbin
- goatskin
- hide
- kid
- lambskin
- leatherette
- patent
- patent leather
- pigskin
- shammy
- suede
- tan
- tanner
- tannery
- tooled
- vellum