SUEDE

suede, suede leather

(noun) leather with a napped surface

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

suede (usually uncountable, plural suedes)

A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.

Adjective

suede (not comparable)

Made of suede

Verb

suede (third-person singular simple present suedes, present participle sueding, simple past and past participle sueded)

(transitive) To make (leather) into suede.

Source: Wiktionary


Suède (swayd or swâd), n. [F., Sweden.]

Definition: Swedish glove leather, --usually made from lambskins tanned with willow bark. Also used adjectively; as, suède gloves.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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