Leather is a durable and flexible material created by the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different manufacturing processes, ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry.

Contents

• 1 Forms
• 2 Types
• 3 From other animals
• 4 Production processes
• 5 Environmental impact
• 6 Role of enzymes
• 7 Preservation and conditioning
  • 7.1 Book binding
• 8 Leathercrafting
• 9 Cordwain, "Cordovan" or "Spanish leather"
• 10 In modern culture
• 11 Religious sensitivities
• 12 Alternatives
• 13 See also
• 14 References

Noun

leather (countable and uncountable; plural leathers)

1. A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.
2. A piece of the above used for polishing.
3. (colloquialism) A cricket ball or football.
4. (plural: leathers) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
5. (baseball) A good defensive play

   Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.

Hyponyms

(types of leather): chagrin, cordovan, cordwain, galuchat, maroquin, morocco, morocco leather, shagreen, sharkskin

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