Leathern
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Made of leather. dated, not-comparable
"For the doing of this matter, he ordered a great many leathern bottles and sacks to be got together; […]"
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"For the doing of this matter, he ordered a great many leathern bottles and sacks to be got together; […]"
Etymology
From Middle English letheren, from Old English liþren, from Proto-Germanic *liþrīnaz (“of leather, leathern”), equivalent to leather + -en. Cognate with Scots letherin, lethrin, West Frisian learen, Dutch lederen, leren (“leathern”), German ledern (“leathern”).
Related phrases
More for "leathern"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.