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English-Russian perfumery & beauty care dictionary. 2014.
English-Russian perfumery & beauty care dictionary. 2014.
Leathery — Leath er*y, a. Resembling leather in appearance or consistency; tough; as, nothing but a leathery steak left to eat. A leathery skin. Grew. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leathery — 1550s, from LEATHER (Cf. leather) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Leatheriness … Etymology dictionary
leathery — [adj] hard, durable coriaceous, hardened, leatherlike, rough, rugged, strong, tough, wrinkled; concepts 489,606 Ant. soft, supple … New thesaurus
leathery — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having a tough, hard texture like leather. DERIVATIVES leatheriness noun … English terms dictionary
leathery — [leth′ərē] adj. like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible leatheriness n … English World dictionary
leathery — adjective Date: circa 1552 resembling, characteristic of, or suggestive of leather < a leathery face > < a leathery aroma > … New Collegiate Dictionary
leathery — [[t]le̱ðəri[/t]] ADJ GRADED If the texture of something, for example someone s skin, is leathery, it is tough and hard, like leather. His hair and beard are both untidy and his skin is quite leathery … English dictionary
leathery — adjective 1) leathery skin Syn: rough, rugged, leathered, hard, hardened, wrinkled, furrowed, lined, weather beaten, callous, gnarled 2) a leathery cut of beef Syn: tough … Thesaurus of popular words
leathery — adjective Having the consistency, feel, or texture of leather. The beef jerky was tough and leathery … Wiktionary
leathery — adj. Leathery is used with these nouns: ↑hide, ↑leaf, ↑skin, ↑wing … Collocations dictionary
leathery — leath|er|y [ˈleðəri] adj hard and stiff like leather, rather than soft or smooth ▪ her leathery brown skin … Dictionary of contemporary English