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# leather

«leather» in Mova's school dictionary: **a strong material made from the skin of animals such as…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (leather — uncountable); adjective (leather)

### meaning for a pupil

Leather is a strong material made from the skin of animals such as cows, treated so it does not rot, used for shoes, bags, belts, jackets and balls. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leather/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons on materials, leather is a natural material that is tough, flexible and fairly waterproof; some products use synthetic or vegan leather made from plastics or plants instead. In history, leather was used for armour, saddles and buckets. In everyday life, leather shoes, belts, sofas and footballs. Phrases: leather jacket, leather shoes, real leather, leather-bound book.

### examples

- My school shoes are made of leather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leather/#x1)
- The saddle is made of brown leather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leather/#x2)
- Leather comes from the skin of animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leather/#x3)
- Grandpa has an old leather-bound book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leather/#x4)
- The football was made of leather in the old days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leather/#x5)
- Vegan leather is made without animal skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leather/#x6)

### note

Uncountable: «a piece of leather», not «a leather». As an adjective: «a leather bag». Spelling: «ea» like in «feather» and «weather». Do not confuse with «lather» (soap foam).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «leather» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leather/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.