to leather

Definition of to leather in English English dictionary: A good defensive play
Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.; To beat or thrash with a leather; A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; (plural: leathers) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders; Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality; To polish or wipe with a leather; To cover with leather; A piece of the above used for polishing; {i} tanned and preserved animal skin from which the hair or fur has been removed; item made of tanned and preserved animal skin; {n} the hide of an animal dressed, skin; {f} cover with leather; whip or beat with a leather strap (Slang); n kulit; Leather is treated animal skin which is used for making shoes, clothes, bags, and furniture. He wore a leather jacket and dark trousers. an impressive range of upholstered furniture, in a choice of fabrics and leathers. Animal skins and hides treated to preserve them and make them suitable for use. Tanning converts the otherwise perishable skin to a stable and nondecaying material. Though the skins of such diverse animals as ostrich, lizard, eel, and kangaroo have been used, the more common leathers come from cattle, including calf and ox; sheep and lamb; goat and kid; horse, mule, and zebra; buffalo; pig and hog; and seal, walrus, whale, and alligator. Leather making is an ancient art that has been practiced for more than 7,000 years. See also parchment; For the avoidance of all ambiguities and doubts, which may and do grow upon the definition and interpretation of this word leather, it is enacted, and declared by these presents, that the hides and skins of ox, steer, bull, cow, calf, deer, red and fallow, goats and sheep being tanned or tawed, and every salt hide is, shall be, and ever hath been reputed and taken for leather; a generic term for animal skin, more usually identified by the type of leather such as calf, morocco, etc; TR>; The skin of animals prepared for use by a process designed to preserve it against decay and to make it pliable or supple when dry; Animal skin dressed for use in clothing; Refers to how good a player plays defensively or handles the glove Ex: "He flashed some leather on that play "; Noble aroma of some red wines thanks to their reducing aging in the bottle; {s} of or pertaining to leather; made of leather; resembling leather; To beat, as with a thong of leather; Has subcategories, including genuine (top-grain or full grain leather from the outermost layer of hide); splits (underlayers split off from the top grain, usually having a surface treatment to simulate color and grain of geniune leather), and processed leather (one type of skin or hide made to resemble another type usually called "bonded leather" or "laminated leather"); The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for use; also, dressed hides, collectively; The hide of an animal used in home furnishings; Material made from the skin of an animal by tanning etc Alum-tawed and leather tanned by other means require different treatment for maintenance and restoration; Made of leather; An animal skin tanned or dressed for use Full Top Grain is considered the highest quality hide; Taserki; Nothing like leather My interest is the best nostrum A town, in danger of a siege, called together a council of the chief inhabitants to know what defence they recommended A mason suggested a strong wall, a shipbuilder advised “wooden walls,” and when others had spoken, a currier arose and said, “There's nothing like leather ” In Botallack, Cornwall, a standing toast is Tin and Pilchards, the staples of the town Another version is, “Nothing like leather to administer a thrashing”; A cricket ball or football; The skin; Leather clothing, often worn by motorcycle riders; A piece of leather used for polishing; an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning; – A hide, or skin, that has been tanned into a non-perishable material; Nothing like leather My interest is the best nostrum A town, in danger of a siege, called together a council of the chief inhabitants to know what defence they recommended A mason suggested a strong wall, a shipbuilder advised “wooden walls,” and when others had spoken, a currier arose and said, “There's nothing like leather ” In Botallack, Cornwall, a standing toast is Tin and Pilchards, the staples of the town Another version is “Nothing like leather to administer a thrashing”