LEATHERETTE

leatherette, imitation leather

(noun) fabric made to look like leather

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

leatherette (countable and uncountable, plural leatherettes)

(countable, uncountable, also, attributively) A type of fabric, often plastic, made to imitate the appearance of leather.

Synonym: pleather

(countable, slang) A person who dresses in leather or imitation leather.

Notes

Source: Wiktionary


Leath"er*et, Leath`er*ette", n. Etym: [Leather + et, F. -ette.]

Definition: An imitation of leather, made of paper and cloth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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