[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

leather \leath"er\ le^th"~er, n. oe. lether, as.
   leether; akin to d. leder, le^er, g. leder, ohg. ledar,
   icel. leethr, sw. laumder, dan. laeder.
   1. the skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, with the
      hair removed, and tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for
      use; also, dressed hides, collectively.
      1913 webster

   2. the skin. ironical or sportive
      1913 webster

   note: leather is much used adjectively in the sense of made
         of, relating to, or like, leather.
         1913 webster

   leather board, an imitation of sole leather, made of
      leather scraps, rags, paper, etc.

   leather carp zool., a variety of carp in which the scales
      are all, or nearly all, absent. see illust. under carp.
      

   leather jacket. zool.
      a a california carangoid fish oligoplites saurus.
      b a trigger fish balistes carolinensis.

   leather flower bot., a climbing plant clematis viorna
      of the middle and southern states having thick, leathery
      sepals of a purplish color.

   leather leaf bot., a low shrub cassandra calyculata,
      growing in northern swamps, and having evergreen,
      coriaceous, scurfy leaves.

   leather plant bot., one or more new zealand plants of the
      composite genus celmisia, which have white or buff
      tomentose leaves.

   leather turtle. zool. see leatherback.

   vegetable leather.
      a an imitation of leather made of cotton waste.
      b linen cloth coated with india rubber. --ure.
          1913 webster
see also:
leather board leather carp carp leather jacket oligoplites saurus balistes carolinensis 
leather flower clematis viorna leather leaf cassandra calyculata leather plant 
celmisia leather turtle leatherback vegetable leather 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

leather \leath"er\, v. t. imp.  p. p. leathered; p. pr. 
   vb. n. leathering.
   to beat, as with a thong of leather. obs. or colloq. --g.
   eliot.
   1913 webster
see also:
leathered leathering 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

leather \leath"er\, a.
   of, pertaining to or made of leather; consisting of leather;
   as, a black leather jacket.
   pjc

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

leather
     n : an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair
         and then tanning

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

52 moby thesaurus words for "leather":
   leatherette, leatheroid, morocco, buff, cartilage, chamois, coat,
   cordovan, cuticle, dermis, dress down, fell, flax, fleece, flesh,
   fur, furring, give a dressing-down, gristle, hide, imitation fur,
   imitation leather, integument, jacket, kid, larrup, lather,
   leather paper, leathern, leathery, lick, mocha, outer layer,
   outer skin, paddle, patent leather, pelt, peltry, rawhide, rind,
   sheath, sheepskin, skin, skins, suede, tan, tegument, trim, vair,
   wallop, welt, whale

[6] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

leather
   a girdle of, worn by elijah 2 kings 1:8 and john the baptist
   matt. 3:4. leather was employed both for clothing num. 31:20;
   heb. 11:37 and for writing upon. the trade of a tanner is
   mentioned acts 9:43; 10:6, 32. it was probably learned in
   egypt.
   

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