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[leth-er] / ˈlɛð ər /


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It has been selling an assortment of other core ’90s wardrobe staples like baby tees, in addition to slip dresses and leather jackets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Named as Bottega Veneta's creative director in 2021, he helped reinvent the Italian leather goods brand, earning him the nickname the "magician of Milan".

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

We did not necessarily follow Boyle’s meat and beverage protocols, but we jabbered away in a red leather booth, and a good time was had by all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

A collection of early Oasis photos sold for £5,400 and a pair of leather shoes which once belonged to Noel Gallagher sold for £1,200.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

When Mom saw the gift, she said the leather was fake and the color would fade.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri marked her return to Fendi at Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday, presenting a sensual and lightweight collection featuring "remodelled" furs and leathers crafted like lace.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

Level up with more involved recipes like flavored jerkies or fruit leathers.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023

Darker fabrics, sumptuous leathers and rich woods come together to embrace the lodge aesthetic and envelope the space with warmth and character.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

Dressed in leathers, veteran bikers and RUBs — rich urban bikers — found easy solidarity, admiring one another’s rides.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2023

It was mostly men in black leathers, with silver studs and black glossy orbs - helmets - on their head or under their arm.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

And while a leathered look is great for handbags, it’s not so great for faces.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2021

One tall, young and beautiful, one short and a little bit older, leathered up and toughened up.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 2021

His: leathered and intimidating, as if he were staring down a predator he intends to harpoon.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 1, 2019

On first sight, Ms. Kidman looks close to unrecognizable, her face carefully mottled and leathered, and her eyes ringed in a red hue you could call Permanent Hangover.

From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2018

Sun and wind had leathered his broad face, burnt it dark and grained it with fine lines.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

We know he practised at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday after his opening win – seemingly testing out his playing arm by leathering some forehands - and also hit on Wednesday morning.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2025

Angela Merkel takes a particularly personal beating, with the front page of Libero featuring a picture of Mario Balotelli leathering a ball featuring the superimposed face of the German chancellor.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2012

An eye-catching rally ensues on the first of those match points, with both men leathering groundstokes from the baseline and feathering drop shots at the net.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2010

Then your turn comes, and you ups and says, ’most as chuff as he does: ‘No, uncle,’ you says, ‘I give him the orflest leathering he ever had in his life.’

From The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap by Stanley L. Wood

You're one of the kindest decentest chaps in the world, and yet you go leathering poor Tom Murray.

From A Dominie in Doubt by Alexander Sutherland Neill




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