leather-hard

leather-hard
/ledh"euhr hahrd"/, adj.
(of ceramic clay) moist but not sufficiently so to be plastic.
[1955-60]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • leather-hard — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective of clayware : partly dry and hard enough for tooling …   Useful english dictionary

  • leather-hard —    In ceramics, a state in which clay has lost moisture to evaporation, but has not yet completely hardened; clay damp enough to be joined to other pieces with scoring and slip. Also see greenware, krater, kylix, lekythos, vase, and vessel …   Glossary of Art Terms

  • Hard hat — The inside of a typical hard hat A hard hat is a type of …   Wikipedia

  • hard words — is a semi technical term for what it immediately suggests, long and difficult words that are often derived from Latinate rather than English sources, such as rebarbative (= repellent) and nugatory (= futile, trifling). The first English… …   Modern English usage

  • hard-cov|er — «HAHRD KUHV uhr», adjective. 1. (of books) bound in cloth, boards, or leather, as distinguished from paperback. 2. of or having to do with hard cover books: »hard cover sales …   Useful english dictionary

  • hard|bound — hard bound or hard|bound «HAHRD BOWND», adjective. (of books) bound in cloth, boards, or leather, rather than in flexible paper …   Useful english dictionary

  • hard-bound — or hard|bound «HAHRD BOWND», adjective. (of books) bound in cloth, boards, or leather, rather than in flexible paper …   Useful english dictionary

  • Leather — For other uses, see Leather (disambiguation). Modern leather working tools Leather is a durable and flexible material created via the tanning of putrescible animal rawhide and skin, primarily cattlehide. It can be produced through different… …   Wikipedia

  • Leather carving — This article describes leather carving in detail. For information about leather craft in general, see Leather crafting. Leather carving is the process of giving a three dimensional appearance to leather by a process of cutting and stamping the… …   Wikipedia

  • Leather production processes — The leather manufacturing process is divided into 3 fundamental sub processes: preparatory stages, tanning and crusting. All true leathers will undergo these sub processes. A further sub process, surface coating can be added into the leather… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”