Leather \Leath"er\ (l[e^][th]"[~e]r), n. [OE. lether, AS.
   le[eth]er; akin to D. leder, le[^e]r, G. leder, OHG. ledar,
   Icel. le[eth]r, Sw. l[aum]der, Dan. l[ae]der.]
   1. The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, with the
      hair removed, and tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for
      use; also, dressed hides, collectively.
      
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   2. The skin. [Ironical or Sportive]
      
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   Note: Leather is much used adjectively in the sense of made
         of, relating to, or like, leather.
         
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   {Leather board}, an imitation of sole leather, made of
      leather scraps, rags, paper, etc.

   {Leather carp} (Zool.), a variety of carp in which the scales
      are all, or nearly all, absent. See Illust. under {Carp}.
      

   {Leather jacket}. (Zool.)
      (a) A California carangoid fish ({Oligoplites saurus}).
      (b) A trigger fish ({Balistes Carolinensis}).

   {Leather flower} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Clematis Viorna})
      of the Middle and Southern States having thick, leathery
      sepals of a purplish color.

   {Leather leaf} (Bot.), a low shrub ({Cassandra calyculata}),
      growing in Northern swamps, and having evergreen,
      coriaceous, scurfy leaves.

   {Leather plant} (Bot.), one or more New Zealand plants of the
      composite genus {Celmisia}, which have white or buff
      tomentose leaves.

   {Leather turtle}. (Zool.) See {Leatherback}.

   {Vegetable leather}.
      (a) An imitation of leather made of cotton waste.
      (b) Linen cloth coated with India rubber. --Ure.
          
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Leather \Leath"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leathered}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Leathering}.]
   To beat, as with a thong of leather. [Obs. or Colloq.] --G.
   Eliot.
   
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leather \leath"er\, a.
   Of, pertaining to or made of leather; consisting of leather;
   as, a black leather jacket.
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