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Leather that has been treated so as to be very absorbent. Usually made of sheepskin treated with oil, and used for dusting or as an absorbent lining in pockets, gloves, etc..
This combination shirt, of which the seat was made of wash-leather, protected the whole body down to the knees...
One of his waistcoat pockets was lined with wash-leather for the reception of his gold watch.
Use wash-leather when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wash-leather means Leather that has been treated so as to be very absorbent. Usually made of sheepskin treated with oil, and used for dusting or as an absorbent lining in pockets, gloves, etc..
Common synonyms include chamois leather.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
This combination shirt, of which the seat was made of wash-leather, protected the whole body down to the knees...
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