wash-leather
wash-leather noun: 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.
Noun
wash-leather (countable and uncountable, plural wash-leathers)
- 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...1887, H[enry] Rider Haggard, Allan Quatermain […], London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC
- One of his waistcoat pockets was lined with wash-leather for the reception of his gold watch.1913, E.C. Bentley, Trent's Last Case
- Buff leather for regimental belts.
wash-leather meaning in Tamil
wash-leather in Tamil
- மென்பதத்தோல்
Synonyms of wash-leather
Forms of wash-leather
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Questions about wash-leather
- What does wash-leather mean?
- 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.
- What is wash-leather in Tamil?
- Wash-leather in Tamil is மென்பதத்தோல். See Wash-leather meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is wash-leather?
- Wash-leather is a noun.
- What is the plural of wash-leather?
- The plural of wash-leather is wash-leathers.
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