leatheryadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɛð(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈlɛð(ə)ri/

Etymology: < leather n. + -y suffix¹.

a. Resembling leather in appearance or texture; frequent in botanical use = coriaceous adj. Of the voice: As if proceeding from an organ of leather.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > strength > [adjective] > tough > like leather

leathern1513

leathery1552

leatherly1573

leather-like1592

coriaceous1674

leather-hard1960

the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [adjective] > leathery

leathery1787

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Letherye or of lether.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis 111 Wormius calls this Crust a Leathery Skin.

1787 E. Darwin et al. tr. C. Linnaeus et al. Families of Plants I. 256 Perianth eight-leaved, leathery.

1821 W. M. Craig Lect. Drawing ii. 127 The fleshy tints of the pictures painted in oil become brown and leathery.

1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 288 Marrubium vulgare..Leaves..much wrinkled, leathery.

1884 F. O. Bower & D. H. Scott tr. H. A. de Bary Compar. Anat. Phanerogams & Ferns 418 Leathery leaves of Conifers.

1888 Cent. Mag. Feb. 565/2 She thrust forward her leathery hand.

1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 470 The tones of the voice were leathery.

1898 J. Hutchinson Archives Surg. IX. No. 34. 103 The valves of the heart, especially the mitral, were thickened and leathery.

in combination.1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters I. xxi. 286 The hair was all worn off it [sc. a cap], leaving a greasy, leathery-looking surface.1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 167 Several Calisaya trees were growing on the summit..in company with the leathery-leafed huaturu.

b. leathery turtle n. = leather-back n. at leather n. Compounds 3.

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > family Dermochelidae > member of (leather-back)

sea-turtlec1612

trunk-turtle1697

leather-back1855

leathery turtle1875

luth1883

trunk-back1883

leather-turtle1884

1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 112/1 The ‘leathery turtle’,..is herbivorous, and yields abundance of oil.

1901 Cambr. Nat. Hist. VIII. 333 Sphargis s. Dermatochelys coriacea, the Leathery Turtle or Luth..the largest of all recent Chelonians.

1963 J. Kirkup Tropic Temper 270 The ‘leathery turtles’ are among the world's largest and in Malaya they haunt the beaches of Trengganu.

1966 Festival Malaysia 1966: Calendar of Events 8 (caption) A giant leathery turtle of the East Coast of the Malay peninsula.

1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles I. ii. 41 Some workers have believed that the huge leathery turtle (Dermochelys)..is more primitive than the rest.

Draft additions 1997

ˈleatheriness n.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > strength > [noun] > toughness > leathery toughness

whitleather1533

leatheriness1920

1920 A. Huxley Leda 70 The buttered leatheriness of a Jew's face.

1982 N.Y. Times 9 July c22/4 This was replaced by a mushroom and scallion omelet of a leatheriness fit to rival Charlie Chaplin's famous boot.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leathery
释义	leatheryadj. Brit. /ˈlɛð(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈlɛð(ə)ri/ Etymology: < leather n. + -y suffix¹. a. Resembling leather in appearance or texture; frequent in botanical use = coriaceous adj. Of the voice: As if proceeding from an organ of leather. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > strength > [adjective] > tough > like leather leathern1513 leathery1552 leatherly1573 leather-like1592 coriaceous1674 leather-hard1960 the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [adjective] > leathery leathery1787 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Letherye or of lether. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis 111 Wormius calls this Crust a Leathery Skin. 1787 E. Darwin et al. tr. C. Linnaeus et al. Families of Plants I. 256 Perianth eight-leaved, leathery. 1821 W. M. Craig Lect. Drawing ii. 127 The fleshy tints of the pictures painted in oil become brown and leathery. 1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 288 Marrubium vulgare..Leaves..much wrinkled, leathery. 1884 F. O. Bower & D. H. Scott tr. H. A. de Bary Compar. Anat. Phanerogams & Ferns 418 Leathery leaves of Conifers. 1888 Cent. Mag. Feb. 565/2 She thrust forward her leathery hand. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 470 The tones of the voice were leathery. 1898 J. Hutchinson Archives Surg. IX. No. 34. 103 The valves of the heart, especially the mitral, were thickened and leathery. in combination.1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters I. xxi. 286 The hair was all worn off it [sc. a cap], leaving a greasy, leathery-looking surface.1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 167 Several Calisaya trees were growing on the summit..in company with the leathery-leafed huaturu. b. leathery turtle n. = leather-back n. at leather n. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > family Dermochelidae > member of (leather-back) sea-turtlec1612 trunk-turtle1697 leather-back1855 leathery turtle1875 luth1883 trunk-back1883 leather-turtle1884 1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 112/1 The ‘leathery turtle’,..is herbivorous, and yields abundance of oil. 1901 Cambr. Nat. Hist. VIII. 333 Sphargis s. Dermatochelys coriacea, the Leathery Turtle or Luth..the largest of all recent Chelonians. 1963 J. Kirkup Tropic Temper 270 The ‘leathery turtles’ are among the world's largest and in Malaya they haunt the beaches of Trengganu. 1966 Festival Malaysia 1966: Calendar of Events 8 (caption) A giant leathery turtle of the East Coast of the Malay peninsula. 1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles I. ii. 41 Some workers have believed that the huge leathery turtle (Dermochelys)..is more primitive than the rest. Draft additions 1997 ˈleatheriness n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > strength > [noun] > toughness > leathery toughness whitleather1533 leatheriness1920 1920 A. Huxley Leda 70 The buttered leatheriness of a Jew's face. 1982 N.Y. Times 9 July c22/4 This was replaced by a mushroom and scallion omelet of a leatheriness fit to rival Charlie Chaplin's famous boot. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1552
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