The distinctive epithet of some kind of leather.

Carefully or thoroughly rubbed down, beaten, or dressed.

made of, or dressed like, chamois-leather.

(of tobacco, leather, etc.) cured over a fire.

Of fabric: finished to resemble the slightly rough napped surface of suede. Also of leather: rubbed or buffed to make such a surface; made into suede.

Treated with ooze (ooze, n.2 2a). Only in oozed leather n. = ooze leather n. at ooze, n.2 compounds.

Esp. of leather: that has been mulled to increase suppleness (see mull, v.6).

= patent leather, n. Frequently attributive.

Of a leather garment, boot, saddle, etc.: that has the rough or suede side outwards.