leathery
/ˈlɛð(ə)ri
/adjective
Having a tough, hard texture like leather: brown, leathery skin...
- The leathery sheet object is excellent in water repellency and water resistance in sections formed by cutting.
- At baseline and at 1 month, the lesions were clinically assessed as soft, leathery or hard.
- An is quite common and presents as a symmetric brown-black thickening of the skin that gradually becomes leathery or velvety in appearance.
Synonyms
rough, rugged, wrinkled, wrinkly, furrowed, lined, wizened, weather-beaten, callous, hard, hardened, thickened, gnarled, leather-like
technical coriaceous
tough, hard, hardened, fibrous, gristly, chewy, sinewy, stringy, leather-like
technical coriaceous
Derivatives
leatheriness
- Wrinkling, yellowing, leatheriness, mottling and hyperpigmentation are all associated with sun damage.
- Then a sharper leatheriness takes over and the whole thing wraps up a meaty finish with some peppery spice.
- The cigar drives home the nuttiness of the liquor and picks up leatheriness in the bargain.