suede

suede
/swayd/, n., v., sueded, sueding.
n.
1. kid or other leather finished with a soft, napped surface, on the flesh side or on the outer side after removal of a thin outer layer.
2. Also called suede cloth. a fabric with a napped surface suggesting this.
v.t.
3. to treat so as to raise a nap on (leather, cloth, etc.).
v.i.
4. to raise a nap on leather, cloth, etc.
Also, suède.
[1855-60; < F (gants de) Suède (gloves from) Sweden]

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