leathery

  • 1Leathery — Leath er*y, a. Resembling leather in appearance or consistency; tough; as, nothing but a leathery steak left to eat. A leathery skin. Grew. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2leathery — 1550s, from LEATHER (Cf. leather) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Leatheriness …

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  • 3leathery — [adj] hard, durable coriaceous, hardened, leatherlike, rough, rugged, strong, tough, wrinkled; concepts 489,606 Ant. soft, supple …

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  • 4leathery — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having a tough, hard texture like leather. DERIVATIVES leatheriness noun …

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  • 5leathery — [leth′ərē] adj. like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible leatheriness n …

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  • 6leathery — adjective Date: circa 1552 resembling, characteristic of, or suggestive of leather < a leathery face > < a leathery aroma > …

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  • 7leathery — [[t]le̱ðəri[/t]] ADJ GRADED If the texture of something, for example someone s skin, is leathery, it is tough and hard, like leather. His hair and beard are both untidy and his skin is quite leathery …

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  • 8leathery — adjective 1) leathery skin Syn: rough, rugged, leathered, hard, hardened, wrinkled, furrowed, lined, weather beaten, callous, gnarled 2) a leathery cut of beef Syn: tough …

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  • 9leathery — adjective Having the consistency, feel, or texture of leather. The beef jerky was tough and leathery …

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  • 10leathery — adj. Leathery is used with these nouns: ↑hide, ↑leaf, ↑skin, ↑wing …

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