leather-colored
Example Sentences
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She had a skin somewhat the color of leather, and wore a leather-colored dress, gold beads, a brass-topped comb, and gold ear-drops, like upside down exclamation points.
From Aunt Madge's Story by May, Sophie
Very beautiful the town-bred "school-ma'am" looked to those grimy, sweaty fellows, superb fellows, too, physically, with bare red arms and leather-colored faces.
From Prairie Folks by Garland, Hamlin
All the books were leather-colored except one; that was bright red, and was called the Ladies' Album.
From Shapes that Haunt the Dusk by Howells, William Dean
The wild Irishman of them all is the great crested flycatcher, a large, leather-colored or sandy-complexioned bird that prowls through the woods, uttering its harsh, uncanny note and waging fierce warfare upon its fellows.
From Birds and Poets : with Other Papers by Burroughs, John
The lean, aged, leather-colored woman, with shiny opaque black eyes, opened the door wider and silently ushered them into the house.
From The Brimming Cup by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield
