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How to pronounce leather
Say it like this: /ˈlɛðɚ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does leather mean?
nounA tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier specifies otherwise.
A piece of the above used for polishing.
A cricket ball or football.
“The goalee made a frantic grab as the leather spun clean past him, but he was just a second too late, and Joe had scored for Redcliff.”
adjMade of leather.
Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.
Referring to an establishment of familial relations through agreed sexual or romantic deviance.
verbTo cover with leather.
“He rose and leathered his Colt as his father came to stand beside him.”
To form a leathery surface (on).
“Some leather and droop like bat wings, others, as the poet Brenda Hillman writes, are 'hung in hashtags'.”
To strike forcefully.
“He leathered the ball all the way down the street.”
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