The Collaborative International Dictionary
Coriaceous
Coriaceous \Co`ri*a"ceous\ (k?`r?-?"sh?s), a. [L. coriaceous, fr. corium leather. See Cuirass.]
Consisting of or resembling, leather; leatherlike; tough.
(Bot.) Stiff, like leather or parchment.
Wiktionary
coriaceous
a. (context botany English) Resembling leather; leathery.
WordNet
coriaceous
adj. resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable [syn: leathered, leatherlike, leathery]
Usage examples of "coriaceous".
But he is a difficult, coriaceous animal and if this agent does not succeed quite soon, success is improbable, and I shall have to ask you to find some plausible manner of putting him out of the way, without compromising my position here.