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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
leather
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a leather/canvas bag
▪ She was carrying a smart leather bag.
a leather/denim/linen etc jacket
▪ a suede jacket
a tweed/wool/sheepskin/leather coat
▪ I love her black leather coat.
a wooden/plastic/leather etc chair
▪ In the kitchen was a table with six wooden chairs around it.
imitation fur/pearls/silk/leather etc (=something that looks like an expensive material but is a copy of it)
▪ an imitation fur coat
leather boots
▪ He bought some sturdy leather boots.
leather/pleated/cotton etc skirt
▪ a green velvet skirt
leather/suede shoes
▪ a pair of dark leather shoes
patent leather
▪ patent leather shoes
rubber/leather/woollen etc gloves
▪ Dr McIntyre was slowly removing his rubber gloves.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
▪ The cyclist had a big leather bag strapped on the bicycle frame and they kept the set in there.
▪ At 5: 45, I grabbed my big leather handbag and went out again, locking up.
▪ A mad headteacher in a huge blue suit and big leather boots.
▪ The big leather wing chair that usually faced the doorway in the library was turned around.
▪ DeVore, Lever and the others sat in big leather chairs, drinks in hand, talking.
▪ He dreaded the feel of the big leather belt across his bare legs and buttocks.
black
▪ I was more casually dressed in corduroys and a black leather jacket.
▪ The kids in their dark uniforms and heavy black leather school backpacks march off to school under fragile white-pink blossoms.
▪ When found, she was wearing a pink floral dress, lilac tights, a white cardigan and black patent leather shoes.
▪ Ladies have sheer or bare legs, trendies cover up with black leather pants.
▪ Inside the car was a man in a black leather mask.
▪ They had cost twenty-eight dollars-almost twice what she had to spend-and so she had settled for practical black leather pumps.
▪ The handbag is of black leather, with a clip top and zipped inside pockets.
▪ It was shiny metal, with a large black leather seat and huge black handlebars.
brown
▪ Charlie's eyes settled on the officer's Sam Browne belt and brown leather shoes.
▪ She wore brown leather shoes with pointed toes and high heels.
▪ Skintight jeans tucked into a pair of brown leather boots and a terrific figure.
▪ I warned him, looking down at my brown leather boots.
▪ He was wearing a brown leather jacket, black jeans and was carrying in a blue holdall.
▪ Then he put on the pair of brown leather cloves he had stuck into his overcoat pocket.
▪ He was wearing a peaked cap of brown leather and a long black overcoat.
green
▪ Behind it, when he was in session, George would swing to and fro in his green leather swivel armchair smoking a cigar.
▪ Handcrafted of green leather with embellishments of brass, the lovely little instrument makes beautiful music.
▪ The guards were clad in tough green leather from some jungle beast and draped in weapons.
▪ The desk, with a green leather inset, is always clear of papers.
▪ The much publicized working-class Conservative has yet to take command of the green leather benches.
heavy
▪ He pulled the heavy leather of her flying jacket from her arm and tried to find a pulse.
▪ The kids in their dark uniforms and heavy black leather school backpacks march off to school under fragile white-pink blossoms.
▪ She picked up a heavy leather glove and hit him in the face with it.
▪ Arthur Abraham, dressed in heavy studded black leather, reviews a recent technical paper on encryption.
▪ Two heavy pieces of leather sewn together and stuffed with money.
▪ After their last printing all the plates were mounted in extremely heavy mahogany and leather frames, grouped together by subject.
▪ Henrietta is wearing a matt white helmet, a silk scarf wound tightly round her face and heavy leather gauntlets.
large
▪ Two large leather drive belts operate the bucket train.
▪ It was shiny metal, with a large black leather seat and huge black handlebars.
▪ She carried a large black leather Gladstone bag in her hand.
▪ In front of an open fireplace in the hall, a couple of large leather armchairs were occupied by two men in dark suits.
▪ Each of them has a large leather money bag.
▪ The Obergruppenführer, meanwhile, is sitting on a large leather revolving chair behind a vast expanse of desk.
▪ It was a modest but comfortably furnished room with a divan, low tables and large leather cushions on the floor.
long
▪ Magee clenched both fists in the pockets of his long leather overcoat.
▪ The two sets of pulleys were tied together by a single, long leather belt.
▪ Frick was proud as he walked between them, his long black leather coat reaching to the ground.
old
▪ He lowered himself into an old leather chair and continued chewing while he waited.
▪ He is wearing an old leather jacket, black jeans, midnight blue sweatshirt.
▪ Rules was decorated like a Victorian library; it smelled of superior malt whiskies and very old leather.
▪ My father pointed to the old round leather hassock.
▪ He was probably as tough as old leather, cycling his rural route with a heavy sack every morning.
▪ For restoring old leather or for breaking in new boots.
▪ Siban's face was seamed like old leather, and his hair was snow white.
▪ His gloved hands fingered an old leather briefcase.
patent
▪ She noticed with disgust that there were several droplets of blood on the patent leather.
▪ And black patent leather tap shoes covered her most famous toes, which nobody realized yet were famous.
▪ The woman stepped lightly away on her high-heeled, patent leather boots to her basket-work Mini parked beside the public convenience.
▪ Footwear first, of course: Gucci patent leather, square-toed boots are in.
▪ He reached centre-stage and crossed one leg in front of the other - patent leather pumps whining in the glow from the footlights.
▪ Pearlized white patent leather handbags are popular, says Aaronson.
▪ Pier 1 Imports. Patent leather purse, $ 22.
red
▪ The covers were marbled paper and the spine was of red leather, tooled in gold.
▪ The two red leather wing chairs were drawn up to the fireplace, facing it.
▪ I was dressed in red leather riding gear and red boots and sweating a lot despite the air-conditioning.
▪ In his work shirt and red leather tie, he looks arty or strung out.
▪ The monkey in the Knossos fresco was evidently a pet: it wears a red leather harness.
▪ Camel-backed 7-foot red leather sofa, $ 1, 095.
▪ The carousel, its rows of white horses resplendent with red leather saddles and black-painted bridles, was thankfully almost empty.
▪ I was looking through a desk drawer and came across the red leather memo pad that was part of the same set.
small
▪ She wore a light travelling raincoat, and was carrying only a small leather bag.
▪ The walls were covered with feathers, skins, small leather bags, and an array of dead and dried animals.
▪ A small leather pouch on a string.
▪ The stout, middle-aged men in black glasses do not appear until ten o'clock, with brief-cases or small leather bags.
▪ She opened a small round leather box to find that it contained tiny gold collar studs and several pairs of cuff links.
▪ H laid it back on the table and went over to another, producing a small leather bag from his kilt.
▪ This Teddy, so the tale went, had had one paw removed and a small flail with leather tails sewn on.
soft
▪ He laid upon the table a drawstring purse of soft leather, that chinked faintly as it shifted and settled.
▪ With stylish roman numerals, gold-plated case and soft leather strap, these elegant watches are a pure delight to wear.
▪ I wore it on cold days with soft leather boots, a mouton coat, and a large brimmed black felt hat.
▪ No couch grass striping her soft leather shoes with cuckoo-spit here she thinks.
▪ Both front seats are power-adjustable, and the interior is trimmed in soft leather.
▪ Here muted lights, soft leather, stained wood and anaesthetic chamber music prevailed.
▪ Select shoes made of soft leather.
thick
▪ On either side of this were steel hoops covered in thick leather supporting the trunk.
▪ My ensemble fit beautifully, except for the thick leather waist belt that threatened to fall off.
▪ He was removing his thick leather belt with one hand and struggling with one of her buttons.
▪ My footwear is an impressive snake shield of thick leather.
▪ Two soldiers were striking him with thick leather straps.
▪ The Strap was a thick leather belt, about 3 inches wide, which hung on a hook.
thin
▪ It has to be supported and stiffened, sometimes by fabric, sometimes by another, thinner leather.
▪ Better to bring house slippers to the bedroom: thin leather soles and leather or velvet tops.
▪ Movement in the stylus was even easier, putting a very thin leather strip between each of the two adjustable parts.
▪ I've wearing thin black leather gloves.
▪ He stoked the fire so that it flared, then reached behind him for a pouch of thin leather which contained charred bones.
▪ Only the thin leather belt in place of braces implied his life might be an active one.
▪ Both men flipped open the thin leather wallets they carried.
white
▪ The very low boot with white leather trim round the leg was fairly popular.
▪ Pearlized white patent leather handbags are popular, says Aaronson.
▪ Miranda swivelled her white leather chair around to face him.
▪ I miss the convertible with white leather interior I once owned.
▪ Over the socks were boots of white leather, probably from a deer, that reached to his thighs.
▪ A volume by Noel Humphreys on the art of illumination can boast at least ten colours on white leather blocked in gold.
■ NOUN
apron
▪ Punch was waiting, small and silent, in his leather apron.
▪ Here the leather aprons came into play.
▪ So he took up the longest and sharpest, wrapping its hilt round in his leather apron, and waited.
armchair
▪ I sank into the leather armchair and thought to myself that this couldn't be real.
▪ He was seated in a massive, throne-like leather armchair of 1930s vintage.
▪ In front of an open fireplace in the hall, a couple of large leather armchairs were occupied by two men in dark suits.
▪ In front of his highly polished desk are two leather armchairs facing a matching leather couch.
▪ The one comfortable item was the black leather armchair with its footrest.
▪ What about that brown leather armchair?
▪ The room had black leather armchairs and couches scattered on a wall-to-wall pink carpet.
bag
▪ He carried a leather bag which he placed on the floor by the settee.
▪ From the low ceiling hung large, black metal frames with little pear-shaped leather bags and black metal pipes at right angles.
▪ She wore a light travelling raincoat, and was carrying only a small leather bag.
▪ The walls were covered with feathers, skins, small leather bags, and an array of dead and dried animals.
▪ The stout, middle-aged men in black glasses do not appear until ten o'clock, with brief-cases or small leather bags.
▪ The cyclist had a big leather bag strapped on the bicycle frame and they kept the set in there.
▪ A bow and arrow kit in a leather bag has also been recovered.
▪ H laid it back on the table and went over to another, producing a small leather bag from his kilt.
belt
▪ He was removing his thick leather belt with one hand and struggling with one of her buttons.
▪ The two sets of pulleys were tied together by a single, long leather belt.
▪ Inside were a dozen or so leather belts, each with small loops attached.
▪ It was the practice to walk out of a Sunday with the braided leather belt showing just below your waistcoat.
▪ A king's ransom in a leather belt.
▪ She always had on a brown cotton smock which was pinched in around the waist with a wide leather belt.
▪ He had heavy army trousers held up with a huge leather belt and a thick army shirt.
▪ She defined the waist with a wide black leather belt, studded with silver.
briefcase
▪ They went straight into the master bedroom, where a leather briefcase stood open on the floor.
▪ His leather briefcase contained scores and a baton, but no sun block.
▪ With his back to her he opened the leather briefcase that lay there, withdrew a buff folder and refastened the briefcase.
▪ His gloved hands fingered an old leather briefcase.
case
▪ He had a little leather case to put it in, terribly fussy!
▪ In black, the Deltrintem 8x30 come complete with a tough felt-lined mahogany leather case and detachable lanyard.
▪ She carried her supplies in a neat leather case.
▪ I have my leather case, hardly bigger than the case he takes to the office every day.
▪ He reached into his shirt and withdrew a slender leather case.
▪ A Weston light meter in a leather case dangled from his neck like an amulet.
chair
▪ The floor was covered in thick creamy carpet on which stood squat, natural leather chairs.
▪ Sam Fermoyle sank uneasily into the leather chair beside the mahogany desk.
▪ Long black leather chairs invited you to lay back, headphones on, and just jig about to music of your choice.
▪ The big man has been slouching in the leather chair, shouting at the wall, hands cupped.
▪ He lowered himself into an old leather chair and continued chewing while he waited.
▪ There is a large wall-size mirror, plush carpet, a leather chair and warm lighting.
▪ Walking the length of the table, he stopped behind the magnificent leather chair that belonged to the chairman.
▪ Sam looked down at his hands and squirmed, his legs damp against the leather chair.
chamois
▪ Suburban roads were alive with the squish of chamois leather.
▪ Rubbing this chamois leather expels some of the negative material from it.
▪ Leaves have a citrus fragrance and glycerine beautifully, turning the colour of chamois leather.
▪ Picking up their chamois leather gloves, they joined the boys in the hall.
▪ Gone are the days of the rock-hard chamois leather.
▪ Pittards have developed a new chamois leather.
▪ The necklace, bracelet, ring and earrings were displayed in a tan chamois leather box.
coat
▪ Two Luftwaffe officers in blue leather coats were standing beside it.
▪ There were two on duty, both in dark brown, ankle-length, leather coats.
▪ He had on a leather trilby and a single breasted leather coat with a tie belt.
▪ He wore a black leather coat, too young for him if he had looked his age.
▪ A man in a fur hat, long black leather coat, white shirt and silver tie got into the carriage.
▪ She has shoulder-length blonde hair and wears an expensive-looking leather coat.
▪ Frick was proud as he walked between them, his long black leather coat reaching to the ground.
coral
▪ Soft corals such as gorgonians and leather corals belong to the other major coral family Octocoralia.
▪ Another difference is that the polyps of leather corals have eight tentacles, rather than the six found in hard coral polyps.
▪ Most of the mushroom-like leather corals belong to this genus, as do some encrusting species.
▪ Unlike many other coral types, mechanical damage does not necessarily mean death for leather corals.
glove
▪ Blanche glanced up and down the empty pavement, slid on her leather gloves and loped off into the night.
▪ Eric Dodd set down his wire cutters and leather gloves.
▪ She picked up a heavy leather glove and hit him in the face with it.
▪ Picking up their chamois leather gloves, they joined the boys in the hall.
▪ We used the old sash windows from the house, held them flat with leather gloves, steadied them down the path.
goods
▪ Busy tourist shops sell quality leather goods, carpets and strikingly cheap cotton goods.
▪ There you will find a wide range of leather goods, wood carvings, cane and lace work.
▪ Perfumes gave way to leather goods, and leather goods to food.
▪ Very good value woollen garments, inlaid wooden souvenirs or leather goods may be bought at market stalls and some shops.
▪ Not for him, either, the lively beaches and secluded bays, leather goods, ceramics and duty-free furs.
▪ Selected leather goods and stationery half price.
▪ Island craftsmen make everything from leather goods and raffia to local pottery and beautiful hand-made jewellery using the famous Majorcan pearls.
jacket
▪ It was the same thing that made him physically shrink into his scarf and his leather jacket.
▪ The bikers wear leather jackets, chaps and gloves.
▪ A good pair of jeans like Levi's - and a leather jacket.
▪ The temperature was more than bearable, and in fact in his leather jacket he was far too warm.
▪ That just left Tam, who only had his leather jacket.
▪ Amelia, in boots, breeks, and leather jacket is smiling into the distance.
▪ At last there was a knock on the door and a young man entered wearing a battered leather jacket and torn breeches.
▪ He is wearing an old leather jacket, black jeans, midnight blue sweatshirt.
jerkin
▪ She tugged off his patterned trousers and the leather jerkin.
▪ Jenny, in a purple tweed skirt and a leather jerkin and black boots, stepped delicately inside.
▪ Small, swarthy men, no higher than his chest-bone, dressed in leather jerkins and leggings.
▪ Many artillery men wear a leather jerkin to protect them from the discharge.
pouch
▪ My brain feels like a loose stone in a dried leather pouch.
▪ A small leather pouch on a string.
seat
▪ It was magnificently low-slung, almost like a sports car, but with four plush leather seats and a thrusting bonnet.
▪ Our tester had just one option, leather seat upholstery, for $ 550.
▪ Extra leg-room and squashy leather seats make it easier to get work done.
▪ Folly tried to sink back inconspicuously into the soft leather seat and take stock.
▪ There it stood, with its lifeless leather seat hanging down under the weight of absolutely nothing.
▪ Laforzas feature plush interiors -- including leather seats and wood paneling -- and power everything.
▪ It was shiny metal, with a large black leather seat and huge black handlebars.
shoe
▪ Dad was always telling her off about that, about how it cracked the shoe leather and led to big repairs.
▪ As we said, running around wears down shoe leather.
▪ As I stepped down the steep treads I heard the too loud click of shoe leather on metal.
▪ He heard only forks against plates and shoe leather against bare floors, as if the Grill were observing a wake.
▪ The importance of shoe leather in some suggests a particular trade, confirmed by the cobbler's last from Sandy.
▪ When Internet property sites work, they can save a lot of time, shoe leather and phone calls to estate agents.
▪ Nero has ordered ten thousand hides as they get through a lot of shoe leather with all that clomping.
skirt
▪ The indescribable sting wrenched a high-pitched squeal from her throat, as she clutched the leather skirt which covered her burning seat.
▪ She wore an emerald green silk shirt, a very short black leather skirt and black tights.
sofa
▪ The only soft, welcoming touch is a black leather sofa.
▪ Half way through our second drink he attacked like a hawk, the cavernous leather sofa almost swallowing me.
▪ He returned and sat on his cold, leather sofa flicking channels.
▪ It featured a contemporary black leather sofa, state-of-the-art entertainment center and a gigantic pool table.
▪ Camel-backed 7-foot red leather sofa, $ 1, 095.
strap
▪ Corbett grunted, impatiently hurrying him on, and seized the tattered leather strap.
▪ He roots around in a deep drawer and comes out with a bright, brand-new-looking leather strap.
▪ With stylish roman numerals, gold-plated case and soft leather strap, these elegant watches are a pure delight to wear.
▪ His head was slumped against a leather strap chained to the headboard of the king-size bed in the sparsely furnished living room.
▪ Having made his choice, he showed her a short, stout leather strap, before applying it to her naked seat.
▪ He undid the tough leather straps and threw open the lid.
▪ The lid had been battered out of shape and the locks no longer met, but a leather strap held the whole thing together.
▪ A few weeks later, unbidden, a very good quality leather strap fell through my letter box - with compliments.
upholstery
▪ All the toys, gadgets and home comforts come as standard save for leather upholstery.
▪ With soft leather upholstery and the careful design that typifies Toyotas, the interior is a comfortable place to be.
▪ Ten-speaker sound system; leather upholstery and walnut trim; automatic airbags for driver and front passenger.
wallet
▪ Ranulf scooped his dice into his leather wallet and they went down the spiral wooden staircase and into the hall.
▪ Alexei took a leather wallet from his belt.
▪ On behalf of them all Tony Pite, tennis club chairman, presented Mr. Offer with a leather wallet.
▪ By the way, we will give you complimentary leather wallets for your cheque book and card.
▪ Both men flipped open the thin leather wallets they carried.
▪ The blind man called the police when he realised they had stolen his brown leather wallet.
■ VERB
buy
▪ You can also buy leather and jewellery, but don't forget to haggle.
▪ Always buy leather shoes and try not so wear trainers for too long.
▪ And from the sale of the contents of the house, she could buy in more leather to keep the suppliers happy.
carry
▪ He carried a leather bag which he placed on the floor by the settee.
▪ I carried a leather purse exactly the color of caramel.
▪ She carried a large black leather Gladstone bag in her hand.
▪ She wore a light travelling raincoat, and was carrying only a small leather bag.
▪ Water was carried in leather buckets from the spring along by the castle, a quarter of a mile down the track.
cover
▪ His head was covered by a tarred leather hood.
▪ She had been dressed in a woollen shroud and her feet were covered with leather boots, the fur turned inside.
▪ Ladies have sheer or bare legs, trendies cover up with black leather pants.
▪ On the bedside table there still sits a pocket Bible covered in cheap black leather that has blistered with the damp.
dress
▪ I was dressed in red leather riding gear and red boots and sweating a lot despite the air-conditioning.
▪ Small, swarthy men, no higher than his chest-bone, dressed in leather jerkins and leggings.
▪ Mandeville and Southgate slouched on their horses, both dressed in leather quilted jackets, their feet encased in long riding boots.
▪ He was dressed in a black leather windcheater, black cords, and carried an airline bag.
▪ She was in her early thirties, dressed in a worn leather jacket and faded jeans.
pull
▪ Hrun hummed a little tune as he began to pull crumbling leather from the desecrated altar.
▪ I pulled on my brand-new leather flying gloves.
▪ He pulled the heavy leather of her flying jacket from her arm and tried to find a pulse.
▪ You ring the doorbell, watching down the drive for any cars while you pull on your leather gloves.
▪ She pulled her leather flying jacket tighter around her.
▪ She pulled the leather clasp from her hair and shook it free in a whirl of golden brown.
▪ As she pulled on a tan leather blouson, she eyed me warily, and I returned the compliment.
sell
▪ Busy tourist shops sell quality leather goods, carpets and strikingly cheap cotton goods.
▪ Shops with Style On Capri and Ischia dazzling boutiques sell marvellous leather shoes and very chic clothes.
sit
▪ They sat obediently in leather chairs while he read the document out loud.
▪ He sat back in the leather office chair and tapped his fingernails.
wear
▪ Julia, wearing a black leather jacket and faded jeans, hid her face as she scurried through Heathrow.
▪ What distinguished the married students from the unmarried ones was their clothing: only married students wore silk attire and leather shoes.
▪ He was wearing a black zip-up leather bomber jacket.
▪ They wore leather vests and high-heeled sneakers, body suits and spandex, trying to get noticed.
▪ He was wearing a brown leather jacket, black jeans and was carrying in a blue holdall.
▪ She wore brown leather shoes with pointed toes and high heels.
▪ He would wear his black leather jacket at Elinor's funeral.
▪ They were both wearing light-colored leather jackets and bell-bottom pants.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
run/go hell for leather
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a pair of leather gloves
▪ The belt is made of fine calfskin leather.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Amelia, in boots, breeks, and leather jacket is smiling into the distance.
▪ Chemists, grocers, clothing, footwear and leather shops say that sales improved significantly compared with a year ago.
▪ Half way through our second drink he attacked like a hawk, the cavernous leather sofa almost swallowing me.
▪ He would wear his black leather jacket at Elinor's funeral.
▪ Small, swarthy men, no higher than his chest-bone, dressed in leather jerkins and leggings.
▪ The puppets are made of leather and have fibre glass feet.
▪ With soft leather upholstery and the careful design that typifies Toyotas, the interior is a comfortable place to be.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
leather

leather \leath"er\, a. Of, pertaining to or made of leather; consisting of leather; as, a black leather jacket.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
leather

Old English leðer (in compounds only) "hide, skin, leather," from Proto-Germanic *lethran (cognates: Old Norse leðr, Old Frisian lether, Old Saxon lethar, Middle Dutch, Dutch leder, Old High German ledar, German leder), from PIE *letro- "leather" (cognates: Old Irish lethar, Welsh lledr, Breton lezr). As an adjective from early 14c.; it acquired a secondary sense of "sado-masochistic" 1980s, having achieved that status in homosexual jargon in the 1970s.

Wiktionary
leather

  1. Made of leather. n. 1 A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing. 2 A piece of the above used for polishing. 3 (context colloquial English) A cricket ball or football. 4 (''plural'': '''leathers''') clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders. 5 (context baseball English) A good defensive play 6 (context dated humorous English) The skin. v

  2. 1 To cover with leather. 2 To strike forcefully.

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WordNet
leather

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

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Wikipedia
Leather

Leather is a durable and flexible material created by tanning animal rawhide and skin, often cattle hide. It can be produced at manufacturing scales ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry.

People use leather to make various goods—including clothing (e.g., shoes, hats, jackets, skirts, trousers, and belts), bookbinding, leather wallpaper, and as a furniture covering. It is produced in a wide variety of types and styles, decorated by a wide range of techniques.

Leather (disambiguation)

Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides and skins of animals.

Leather or Leathers may also refer to:

Leather (comics)

Leather is a fictional character from DC Comics.

Leather (surname)

Leather is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Edwin Leather, conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and Governor of Bermuda
  • Roland Leather, British cricketer for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
  • Stephen Leather, English author of thrillers
  • Suzi Leather, British member of the Labour Party

Fictional characters:

  • Bret Leather, character appearing in Planetary
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Usage examples of "leather".

And inside the trunk are mail leggings, cowl, mittens, boots, and a leather aketon for protection underneath.

When Alec had finished, he pulled on his leather breeches beneath his nightdress, wrapped a mantle about his shoulders, and returned to his corner of the bunk, sword hidden between the pallet and the wall behind him.

Grinning in silent triumph, Alec lifted out a leather folder and heard the muffled crackle of parchment.

Then there was a small library of other books, including a medical lexicon published in London and an almanac beginning at the year 1731, the Holy Bible, ink, pens and writing paper, a box of watercolours and brushes, reams of fine-quality drawing paper, knitting needles and wool, a roll of soft tanned leather from which to make the uppers for footwear- the soles would be cut from buffalo rawhide.

In the shadow of a balcony a girl barbarian of East Almery embraced a man blackened and in leather harness as a Deodand of the forest.

In the clearing around the Twins many of the Amar were already asleep, rolled tight into their sleeping leathers, their heads covered, their toes naked to the darkening night.

He wore an anachronistic costume: white drip-dry shirt, jeans and laceless leather slippers.

Goth crowd sheathed their androgynous bodies mostly in black leather and velvet, with frilly white and black lace on several of the women.

Remembering the alarm and what it signaled, she leaned through the car window, grabbed her black leather Chanel purse off the car seat, pulled an antacid bottle from its depths, and popped two of the tablets into her mouth.

Mallick Rel, his fat, soft hands folded together and resting on his paunch, his skin the colour of oiled leather and smelling of Aren perfumes.

Since it was already early evening, the warriors had left the armory, but the large cavern was still full of whelps and boys, cleaning up, repairing leathers and harnesses, or raking the sand that covered the floor.

The familiar smell of lamp oil, leather and sweat enfolded him as he looked down on the sand-covered armory floor where he had spent so many years, first training to be a warrior, then proving over and over to his men that he was the best fighter in the pack.

He came back leading the Company surgeon, who carried his leather bag, and disappeared down the armoury stairs.

Peez leaned back in her butter-soft leather desk chair with built-in footrest, CD player, aromatherapy dispenser, heating and massage capabilities, and wished she were dead.

Straight did I stand before the grin of Nolthis, the leather to my wrists in his large hand, his eyes arove about me.