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suede

noun
/sweɪd/

Etymology

Borrowed from French gants de Suède (“gloves of Sweden”). Doublet of Swede.

  1. borrowed from gants de Suède

Definitions

  1. A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric,…

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

    • “She sheathed her legs in the sheerest of the nylons that her father had brought back from the Continent, and slipped her feet into the toeless, high-heeled shoes of black suède.”
    • Richard DeLongpre: Mmm, your belly skin is like suede. Jeremy DeLongpre: Thanks. Richard: Tough but soft, like a man.

  2. Made of suede.

  3. To make (leather) into suede.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To finish (fabric) by abrasion, giving it a fibrous surface.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA