Meanings
nounwash-leather (countable and uncountable, plural wash-leathers)
plural wash-leathers
- countableuncountableLeather that has been treated so as to be very absorbent. Usually made of sheepskin treated with oil, and used for dusting or as an absorbent lining in pockets, gloves, etc.
One of his waistcoat pockets was lined with wash-leather for the reception of his gold watch.
1913, E.C. Bentley, Trent's Last Case1 more example
This combination shirt, of which the seat was made of wash-leather, protected the whole body down to the knees...
1887, H[enry] Rider Haggard, Allan Quatermain […], London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC - countableuncountableBuff leather for regimental belts.
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Bulgarian гюдерия
- гюдерия (gjuderija)leather that has been treated so as to be very absorbent
Danish vaskeskind
- vaskeskindleather that has been treated so as to be very absorbent
Dutch zeemleer
- zeemleerleather that has been treated so as to be very absorbent
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Chicago
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