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napa leather

napa leather noun: a type of leather, noted for its soft feel, made from the skin of sheep or goats.

Noun

napa leather (plural napa leathers)

  1. A type of leather, noted for its soft feel, made from the skin of sheep or goats.

Forms of napa leather

pluralnapa leathers
alternative formnappa leather

Origin of napa leather

The leather takes its name from Napa, California, where the process of making napa leather was created by Emanuel Manasse, a German tanner working for The Sawyer Tanning Company.

Questions about napa leather

What does napa leather mean?
Napa leather means a type of leather, noted for its soft feel, made from the skin of sheep or goats.
What part of speech is napa leather?
Napa leather is a noun.
What is the plural of napa leather?
The plural of napa leather is napa leathers.

Words near napa leather in the dictionary

  1. nap-worn
  2. napa
  3. napa cabbage
  4. napa cabbages
  5. Napa County
  6. napa leather
  7. napa leathers
  8. Napa Valley
  9. napabucasin
  10. napaceous
  11. Napaea

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