Etymology

plonge leather

Today it means: A type of leather that is particularly soft and pliable. Full definition →

Middle English lether
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromlether
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlether
  3. English todayplonge leather

From the French plongé (cf. plonge), so named because the leather is plunged in oil for deep penetration into the material.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishlether all →

leather

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