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leather


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Term Type

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

leather

Details

The skin or hide of an animal that has been tanned to render it resistant to putrefication and relatively soft and flexible when dry. For composite material made from scrap leather pieces, use "maril."

Variations

leathers

cuir

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