EnglishMain Dictionary
leather
Universal Words
noun
1 [U,C] material made by removing the hair or fur from animal skins and preserving the skins using special processes:
a leather jacket / briefcase * The soles are made of leather. * a leather-bound book
2 (leathers) [pl.] clothes made from leather, especially those worn by people riding motorcycles
seealsoCHAMOISLEATHER, PATENTLEATHER
IDIOMS see HELL