How do you use the word "leather" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "leather": Good leather will wear for years. They were made of rough brown leather.

Leather Meaning

/ˈlɛðə/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier specifies otherwise.

nounA piece of the above used for polishing.

Sentence Examples

Good leather will wear for years.

They were made of rough brown leather.

The leather jacket has worn out at the elbows.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The craftsman used high-quality cowhide to make the durable handmade ____ wallet.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

He wore a black ____ jacket and dark jeans, looking very stylish as he arrived at the party earlier tonight.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *letrosbor. Proto-Germanic *leþrą Proto-West Germanic *leþr Old English leþer Middle English lether English leather From Middle English lether, from Old English leþer (“leather”), from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą (“leather”), possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *ɸlitrom, *letros, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥tro-. Cognate with West Frisian leare (“leather”), Low German Leder (“leather”), Dutch leder, leer (“leather”), German Leder (“leather”), Danish læder (“leather”), Swedish läder (“leather”), Icelandic leður (“leather”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The goalee made a frantic grab as the leather spun clean past him, but he was just a second too late, and Joe had scored for Redcliff." — 1918, M. M. Guy, Joe Doughty, page 157:

"Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes." — 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:

"Some research has documented the phenomenon of leather families as a form of intentional, chosen families created by members of sexual and gender minority groups, often in the face of biological family rejection and marginalization in society (Bauer, 2010; Hammack et al., 2019; Murphy & Bjorngaard, 2019; Pitagora, 2016). Leather families are a network of people that acknowledge and practice ongoing supportive relationships “while sharing the commonalities of the leather and kink scene” (Bannon, 2016). […] Very few studies have examined how many people are members of leather or other “chosen” families." — 2021 June 14, Ellora Vilkin, Richard Sprott, “Consensual Non-Monogamy Among Kink-Identified Adults: Characteristics, Relationship Experiences, and Unique Motivations for Polyamory and Open Relationships”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 50, →DOI, pages 1521–1536:

"He rose and leathered his Colt as his father came to stand beside him." — 2015, Rain Trueax, Lands of Fire:

"By the appearance of his deep suntan, which had leathered his skin, and the calluses that covered his hands, Sheriff Anderson figured the man to be one of the area ranchers." — 2003, Bonita Wagner, Satan's Choice, page 66:

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