Leathered

Leathered
Leather Leath"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leathering}.] To beat, as with a thong of leather. [Obs. or Colloq.] --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]

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  • leathered — adj British drunk. An item of student slang in use in London and elsewhere since around 2000 …   Contemporary slang

  • leathered — leath·er || leðə(r) n. tanned and preserved animal skin from which the hair or fur has been removed; item made of tanned and preserved animal skin v. cover with leather; whip or beat with a leather strap (Slang) adj. of or pertaining to… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • leathered — adjective cover with leather. → leather …   English new terms dictionary

  • leathered — Adj. Drunk …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • leathered — adjective resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑coriaceous, ↑leatherlike, ↑leathery • Similar to: ↑tough • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Leather — Leath er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leathering}.] To beat, as with a thong of leather. [Obs. or Colloq.] G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Leathering — Leather Leath er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leathering}.] To beat, as with a thong of leather. [Obs. or Colloq.] G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • leatherlike — adj. resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable; leathery. Syn: coriaceous, leathered, leathery. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • leather — I. noun Etymology: Middle English lether, from Old English lether ; akin to Old High German leder leather, Old Irish lethar Date: 13th century 1. animal skin dressed for use 2. the flap of the ear of a dog see dog illustration 3. something wholly …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Walking on Glass — infobox Book | name = Walking on Glass orig title = translator = author = Iain Banks cover artist = country = Scotland language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Macmillan release date = 7 March 1985 media type = Print (Hardback… …   Wikipedia

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