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leathery

[ leth-uh-ree ]

adjective

  1. like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible.


leathery

/ ˈ±ôɛðə°ùɪ /

adjective

  1. having the appearance or texture of leather, esp in toughness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±ô±ð²¹³Ù³ó±ð°ù¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô±ð²¹³Ù³óİù·¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of leathery1

First recorded in 1545–55; leather + -y 1
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“I haven’t had to alter my body in that way,†says Strong, who underwent a doctor-supervised “starvation diet†and a regimen of tanning booth visits and biweekly spray tans to match Cohn’s notoriously leathery look.

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The sun's rays also dry out skin, making it coarse and leathery.

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Some still have hair, leathery skin and their original clothing.

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They have large bodies and long, leathery necks.

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The leathery smell is strongest here, but it also smells like something died, in the stone nest to be exact.

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