napa leather

noun

A type of leather, noted for its soft feel, made from the skin of sheep or goats.

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Meanings

nounnapa leather (plural napa leathers)

plural napa leathers · alternative nappa leather

  1. A type of leather, noted for its soft feel, made from the skin of sheep or goats.

Origin

The leather takes its name from Napa, California, where the process of making napa leather was created by Emanuel Manasse, a German tanner working for The Sawyer Tanning Company.

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APA

napa leather. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/napa%20leather

MLA

“napa leather.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/napa%20leather. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “napa leather,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/napa%20leather.

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