ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Leathern

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Leathern is an adjective meaning (dated) Made of leather.

Meaning

(dated) Made of leather.

Example Sentences

Except for his leathern harness, covered thick with jewels and metal, […]
For the doing of this matter, he ordered a great many leathern bottles and sacks to be got together; […]
[A] street door was torn open to admit four boys, with their leathern straps of books over their shoulders.
Still more pleased was he when, inverting a leathern pouch over the end of the reed, and so filling it with the gas, he was able to send it soaring up into the air.

Synonyms for leathern

Depending on context, synonyms include leather.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include leather, leatherbound, full-bound, moroccoed, lapeled, buffalo-skin.

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