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suede
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun suede has 2 senses
- suede(n = noun.substance) suede leather - leather with a napped surface; Array is a kind of leather
- suede(n = noun.artifact) suede cloth - a fabric made to resemble suede leather; Array is a kind of cloth, fabric, material, textile
has particulars: ultrasuede
CIDE DICTIONARY
suede, n. [F., Sweden.].
Swedish glove leather, -- usually made from lambskins tanned with willow bark. Also used adjectively; as, suede gloves. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
suede, n. (often attrib.)
1 leather, esp. kidskin, with the flesh side rubbed to make a velvety nap.
2 (also suede-cloth) a woven fabric resembling suede.
1 leather, esp. kidskin, with the flesh side rubbed to make a velvety nap.
2 (also suede-cloth) a woven fabric resembling suede.
Etymology
F (gants de) Su{egrave}de (gloves of) Sweden
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