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leatherine

leatherine noun: a kind of imitation leather.

Noun

leatherine (countable and uncountable, plural leatherines)

  1. (historical) A kind of imitation leather.
    • […] leather covers, cloth lined, one pocket in cover, parchment leaves, bound with leatherine, two paper pockets, holds two dozen Flies […]1891, Angling Papers, page 76

Forms of leatherine

pluralleatherines

Origin of leatherine

From leather + -ine.

Questions about leatherine

What does leatherine mean?
Leatherine means a kind of imitation leather.
What part of speech is leatherine?
Leatherine is a noun.
What is the plural of leatherine?
The plural of leatherine is leatherines.

Words near leatherine in the dictionary

  1. leathergoods
  2. leatherhead
  3. leatherheads
  4. leatherier
  5. leatheriest
  6. leatherine
  7. leatherines
  8. leatheriness
  9. leathering
  10. leatherings
  11. leatherize

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