Leather

leth′ėr, n. the prepared skin of an animal, tanned, tawed, or otherwise dre ed.— adj. consisting of leather.— ns. Leath′er-cloth , a textile fabric coated on one face with certain mixtures of a flexible nature when dry, so as to resemble leather—called also American leather-cloth , or simply American cloth ; Leath′er-coat ( Shak. ), an apple with a rough coat or rind, the golden ru et; Leatherette′ , cloth or paper made to look like leather; Leath′er-head , a blockhead: an Australian bird with a bare head—called also Monk and Friar : Leath′ering , a thrashing; Leath′er-jack′et , one of various fishes; Leath′er-knife , a knife of curved form for cutting leather.— adj. Leath′ern , made or consisting of leather.— p.adj. Leath′er-winged ( Spens. ), having wings like leather.— adj. Leath′ery , resembling leather: tough.— Fair leather , leather not artificially coloured; Morocco leather (see Morocco ); Patent leather , leather with a finely varnished surface—also Japanned or Lacquered leather ; Ru ia leather , a fine brownish-red leather with a characteristic odour; Split leather , leather split by a machine, for trunk-covers, .; White leather , tawed leather, having its natural colour. [A.S. leðer , leather; Dut. and Ger. leder .]