leather-colored

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Very beautiful the town-bred “schoolma’am” looked to those grimy, sweaty fellows, superb fellows physically, too, with bare red arms and leather-colored faces.

From The Arena Volume 4, No. 20, July, 1891 by Flower, B. O. (Benjamin Orange)

She had a skin somewhat the color of leather, and wore a leather-colored dress, gold beads, a brass-topped comb, and gold ear-drops, like upside down exclamation points.

From Aunt Madge's Story by May, Sophie

But it contained a little figure that he readily recognized; a boy about fourteen years old, who wore a high collar, a stiff cravat, a leather-colored livery jacket, and knee-breeches of the same material.

From The Children of the World by Heyse, Paul

The jolly little old leather-colored man who kept the bazaar winked at Sara as he brought out the buttons for Avrillia's inspection.

From The Garden of the Plynck by Minard, Florence

All the books were leather-colored except one; that was bright red, and was called the Ladies' Album.

From Shapes that Haunt the Dusk by Howells, William Dean