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Etymology

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”).

derived from *pel-✻
derived from *ɸlitrom✻
inherited from *leþrą✻
inherited from *leþr✻
inherited from leþer
inherited from lether

Definitions

A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used…
A 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.
A piece of the above used for polishing.
3
A cricket ball or football.
- 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.
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1. clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
2. 5
  A good defensive play
  - Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.
3. A punch.
4. The skin.
5. Clipping of fruit leather.
6. Made of leather.
7. Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans,…
  Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.
8. Referring to an establishment of familial relations through agreed sexual or romantic…
  Referring to an establishment of familial relations through agreed sexual or romantic deviance.
9. 12
  To cover with leather.
  - He rose and leathered his Colt as his father came to stand beside him.
10. 13
  To form a leathery surface (on).
  - 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.
  - Some leather and droop like bat wings, others, as the poet Brenda Hillman writes, are 'hung in hashtags'.
11. 14
  To strike forcefully.
  - He leathered the ball all the way down the street.
12. 15
  To spank or beat with a leather belt or strap.
  - My father was furious with me and reached for the strap. He brutally leathered me with it before sending me to bed for the night.
  - Anyway, bums were always on view in our family, getting leathered with a heavy belt.
13. A surname.

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Derived

alligator leather, antileather, as ever trod shoe leather, as ever trod shoe-leather, Bulgar leather, chamois leather, Corinthian leather, Dongola leather, fair leather, fruit leather, hell-bent for leather, hell for leather, hemlock leather, kid leather, kraft leather, lace leather, law leather, leather and prunella, leatherboard, leatherbound, leatherboy, leather carp, leather cheerio, leathercloth, leather-coat, leathercrafter, leathercrafting, leatherdyke, leatherer, leathergirl, leathergoods, leather-hard, leatherine, leatherize, leather knife, leather leaf, leatherless, leatherlike, leather lunged, leathermaker · +41 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at leather. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at leather. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at leather

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.