leathery

Synonyms for leathery

adj hard, durable

adjective. bumpy, weathered

adjective. stringy, tough

1550s, from leather + -y (2). Related: Leatheriness.

The pileus is fleshy, leathery or membranaceous, and usually cushion-formed.

He wore no beard, and his leathery cheeks were blue from the razor.

Their skin is tanned to a leathery hue, and is of a texture akin to hide.

They were thick and leathery and tapered from base to apex like a triangle.

In about three days it is hard and leathery, and may be carried about until eaten.

Linen should be soft, yielding, and elastic, with almost a leathery feel.

The deep wrinkles in his leathery face were hard set as if from pain.

He seized the young man's leathery hand and wrung it cordially.

The primary larva is leathery and settles on the Bee's body.

It was something cold, and hard, and leathery, close to his waist.