wash leather

wash leather
noun
piece of chamois used for cleaning and polishing
Hypernyms: ↑chamois, ↑chamois leather, ↑chammy, ↑chammy leather, ↑shammy, ↑shammy leather

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wash leather noun
1. Split sheepskin prepared with oil in imitation of chamois
2. A piece of this for washing windows
3. Buff-leather for regimental belts
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Main Entry:wash

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wash leather,
chamois or the like, used for gloves.

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  • wash-leather — /ˈwɒʃ lɛðə/ (say wosh ledhuh) noun a soft leather, usually sheepskin, prepared in imitation of chamois leather, used for gloves, etc., and for polishing surfaces, as glass …  

  • wash-leather — /wosh ledh euhr, wawsh /, n. a soft leather, usually sheepskin, dressed in imitation of chamois. Also, washleather. [1625 35] * * * …   Universalium

  • wash leather — noun dated chamois or a similar leather …   English new terms dictionary

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