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leather

[leth-er] / ˈlɛð ər /


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Atop a low credenza, he displayed a black, leather suitcase that housed inside of it an old laptop attached to an external zip drive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

On the second evening, the winners were dressed as characters from “Desperate Living,” complete with four men in leather attire carrying their friend, who was dressed like a queen on a litter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Thoreen works with bronze, leather, and earthen materials; Aggrey specializes in precision components and mechanical elements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

He has been known to attract crowds of adoring fans, competing for autographs or selfies with the 63-year-old who is known for his trademark leather jacket.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

It was a thick needle, a gauge meant for leather, not cloth, but as soon as it was in my hand, I felt instantly better.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri marked her return to Fendi at Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday, presenting a sensual and lightweight collection featuring "remodelled" furs and leathers crafted like lace.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

They went on to become the nation's favourite hairy cooking duo, dressed in leathers and throwing away the rule book when it came to TV cooking shows.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024

Level up with more involved recipes like flavored jerkies or fruit leathers.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023

Darker fabrics, sumptuous leathers and rich woods come together to embrace the lodge aesthetic and envelope the space with warmth and character.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

The oars were long and there were no leathers to keep them from slipping out.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

And while a leathered look is great for handbags, it’s not so great for faces.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021

One tall, young and beautiful, one short and a little bit older, leathered up and toughened up.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 2021

His: leathered and intimidating, as if he were staring down a predator he intends to harpoon.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 1, 2019

The audience, leathered and pierced, was there for the headliner; the night I went, Flash couldn't quite get his sync quite right, people got impatient and basically booed their glittered top hat bling offstage.

From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2016

His face was square and brown and leathered by much sun, his eyes jet chips set in smiling squints.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

We know he practised at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday after his opening win – seemingly testing out his playing arm by leathering some forehands - and also hit on Wednesday morning.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025

Angela Merkel takes a particularly personal beating, with the front page of Libero featuring a picture of Mario Balotelli leathering a ball featuring the superimposed face of the German chancellor.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2012

An eye-catching rally ensues on the first of those match points, with both men leathering groundstokes from the baseline and feathering drop shots at the net.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2010

Builders who have not mastered the art of so curving their reed tongues that buzz and rattle are impossible have endeavored to obtain smoothness of tone by leathering the face of the eschallot.

From The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments by George Laing Miller

Then your turn comes, and you ups and says, ’most as chuff as he does: ‘No, uncle,’ you says, ‘I give him the orflest leathering he ever had in his life.’

From The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap by Stanley L. Wood




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