ooze leather

ooze leather
leather prepared from calfskin or other skin and having a soft, velvety finish on the flesh side.
[1885-90]

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  • ooze leather — n. leather of calfskin, sheepskin, or goatskin with a velvety or suede finish on the flesh side …   English World dictionary

  • ooze leather — noun a very soft leather made from the skins of calves and having a suede finish on the flesh side • Hypernyms: ↑leather * * * noun Etymology: ooze (II) : leather usually made from calfskins by the vegetable tanning process and having a soft… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ooze leather — /ˈuz lɛðə/ (say oohz ledhuh) noun leather, usually of calfskin, with a soft suede finish …  

  • Ooze calf — Ooze leather Ooze leather Leather made from sheep and calf skins by mechanically forcing ooze through them; esp., such leather with a soft, finely granulated finish (called sometimes {velvet finish}) put on the flesh side for special purposes.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ooze finish — Ooze leather Ooze leather Leather made from sheep and calf skins by mechanically forcing ooze through them; esp., such leather with a soft, finely granulated finish (called sometimes {velvet finish}) put on the flesh side for special purposes.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ooze — ooze1 [o͞oz] n. [ME wose < OE wos, sap, juice, akin to MLowG wose, scum < IE base * wes , wet: meaning infl. by OE wase, mire: see OOZE2] 1. an infusion of oak bark, sumac, etc., used in tanning leather 2. [< the v.] a) an oozing; gentle …   English World dictionary

  • ooze — I. noun Etymology: Middle English wose, from Old English wāse mire; akin to Old Norse veisa stagnant water Date: before 12th century 1. a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water 2. a piece of soft wet plastic… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ooze — 1. noun /uːz/ a) Potion of vegetable matter used for leather tanning. b) Secretion, humour. 2. verb /uːz/ a) To secrete or slowly leak. b) To …   Wiktionary

  • velvet finish — Ooze leather Ooze leather Leather made from sheep and calf skins by mechanically forcing ooze through them; esp., such leather with a soft, finely granulated finish (called sometimes {velvet finish}) put on the flesh side for special purposes.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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