noun. The dressed or tanned hide of an animal.

noun. Any of various articles or parts made of dressed or tanned hide, such as a boot or strap.

noun. The flap of a dog's ear.

transitive verb. To cover wholly or in part with the dressed or tanned hide of an animal.

transitive verb. To beat with a strap made of hide.

adjective. Made of, relating to, or resembling dressed or tanned animal hide.

adjective. Of or relating to the wearing of leather, or patronized by people who wear leather, especially as a sexual fetish.

noun. In cricket, the ball.

noun. plural Wearing-apparel made of leather, as breeches, leggings, etc.

noun. One who wears ‘leathers.’

To furnish with leather; apply leather to; form into leather; tan.

To beat or thrash with or as with a thong of leather.

To beat; strike.

noun. The tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed skin of an animal; dressed hides or skins collectively.

noun. Human skin.

noun. A round piece, of tanned hide on the end of a fish-hook, designed to keep the bait from sliding up on the line.

noun. The loose hanging part of a dog's ear.

noun. Leather finished for use without artificial coloring, as that of which shoes are made for use in hot weather.

noun. Hence— Leather slightly colored, tinged red or yellowish-brown, for use in the same way.

Consisting of leather; leathern: as, a leather glove.

transitive verb. To beat, as with a thong of leather.

adjective. Of, pertaining to or made of leather; consisting of leather.

noun. The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, with the hair removed, and tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides, collectively.

noun. The skin.

noun. an imitation of sole leather, made of leather scraps, rags, paper, etc.

noun. , a variety of carp in which the scales are all, or nearly all, absent. See Illust. under Carp.

noun. A trigger fish (Balistes Carolinensis).

noun. a climbing plant (Clematis Viorna) of the Middle and Southern States having thick, leathery sepals of a purplish color.

noun. a low shrub (Cassandra calyculata), growing in Northern swamps, and having evergreen, coriaceous, scurfy leaves.

noun. one or more New Zealand plants of the composite genus Celmisia, which have white or buff tomentose leaves.

noun. See Leatherback.

noun. Linen cloth coated with India rubber.

noun. A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.

noun. A piece of the above used for polishing.

noun. A cricket ball or football.

noun. clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.

noun. A good defensive play

adjective. Made of leather.

adjective. Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.

verb. To cover with leather.

verb. To strike forcefully.

verb. whip with a leather strap

noun. an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

"But there's a much better sort of leather than that for Bible binding; I mean _shoe leather_."

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