Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having the texture or appearance of leather.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Resembling leather; tough and flexible like leather; specifically, in botany, coriaceous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Resembling leather in appearance or consistency; tough.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having the
consistency ,feel , ortexture ofleather .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
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Examples
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I think they actually use the word leathery in the description for one of the wines.
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As you can plainly see, even the lovely Katrina Kaif looks a tad -- let's just say 'leathery' -- in dominatrix-style thigh-highs.
rediff.com 2010
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As you can plainly see, even the lovely Katrina Kaif looks a tad -- let's just say 'leathery' -- in dominatrix-style thigh-highs.
rediff.com 2010
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As you can plainly see, even the lovely Katrina Kaif looks a tad -- let's just say 'leathery' -- in dominatrix-style thigh-highs.
rediff.com 2010
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As you can plainly see, even the lovely Katrina Kaif looks a tad -- let's just say 'leathery' -- in dominatrix-style thigh-highs.
rediff.com 2010
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He has a tail, too, long and leathery, which is always curling about to get hold of something.
Lore of Proserpine Maurice Hewlett 1892
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Her skin really does look leathery, which is such a shame at her young age.
Just Jared 2009
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I stopped reading them when I saw the word "leathery" describe the women's skin.
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So, they're kind of leathery, cardboardy kind of consistency.
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The marzipan layer also provided just the right sweetness and texture without any kind of leathery discomfort found in other marzipan layers.
Archive 2005-07-01 2005
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