leather

noun

1. the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry.
2. an article made of this material.
3. stirrup leather.

adjective

4. pertaining to, made of, or resembling leather: leather processing; leather upholstery.
5. Slang. catering to or patronized by customers who typically wear leather clothing, often as a means of signaling interest in or preference for sadomasochistic sexual activity.

verb (used with object)

6. to cover or furnish with leather.
7. Informal. to beat with a leather strap.

noun

1. 1. a material consisting of the skin of an animal made smooth and flexible by tanning, removing the hair, etc
   2. (as modifier)leather goods Related adjectives: coriaceous, leathern
2. (plural) leather clothes, esp as worn by motorcyclists
3. the flap of a dog’s ear

verb (tr)

4. to cover with leather
5. to whip with or as if with a leather strap

n.Old English leðer (in compounds only) “hide, skin, leather,” from Proto-Germanic *lethran (cf. Old Norse leðr, Old Frisian lether, Old Saxon lethar, Middle Dutch, Dutch leder, Old High German ledar, German leder), from PIE *letro- “leather” (cf. 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. see hell-bent for leather.