Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Leather with a soft napped surface.
- n. Fabric made to resemble suede.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Of undressed kid: said of gloves; also, undressed kid.
- Of undressed kid: said of gloves.
- n. Undressed kid.
Wiktionary
- n. A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.
- adj. Made of suede
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Swedish glove leather, -- usually made from lambskins tanned with willow bark. Also used adjectively.
WordNet 3.0
- n. leather with a napped surface
- n. a fabric made to resemble suede leather
Etymologies
- French (gants de) Suède ("(gloves of) Sweden") (Wiktionary)
- Short for Suède gloves, from French gants de Suède, gloves of Sweden, from Suède, Sweden. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“These diploma boxes are all made of gray woven paperboard, lined inside with pigskin suede.”
“Once he is home, he applies a professional leather cleaner made for suede, which is more delicate than leather.”
The Wall Street Journal: The Best Care for Python Bags and Alligator Shoes
“(suede, which is also a dirt/lint magnet I'm sure).”
“One sale of Christian Louboutin shoes on Gilt included about 70 styles, such as suede stilettos listed at $775 but offered to members for $378.”
“Calling the suede Bermuda-length jumpsuit with its slim, refined shape a "safari romper" didn't do it justice.”
“Her collection is ultra feminine without falling into the sickly twee girly category, and the embellishments such as suede bows and velveteen ribbons really give it that je na sais quoi”
“In addition, the Audi exclusive RS program offers options such as suede-covered controls and floor mats bearing RS 5 logos.”
“Want the inside info on that soft-touch "suede" feel?”
“Non-essential equipment such as suede, leather or vinyl camera bags or other carrying cases must be left outside the cleanroom.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘suede’.
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*e?e
Words whose last and third-to-last letters are both "e".
here, eke, were, complete, mete, replete, adhere, where, mere, sphere, austere, aesthete and 99 more...
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Band or Brand?
Band names that are also common words or phrases.
genesis, who, beatles, journey, germs, sublime, doors, cars, nirvana, bangles, tool, pixies and 192 more...
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FUN - Beatles song titles
Typical words from Beatles song titles. Can you recreate the titles?
(Grammatical words have been omitted)another, three, place, work, eyes, new, said, give, face, day, going, like and 388 more...
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wallace
Remington, Windsor, prorector, wen, aver, mottle, seltzer, tepee, lapidary, effete, sotto, presbyopia and 355 more...
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phrontistery-s
from phrontistery.info
sabaton, sabbatarian, sabbulonarium, sabelline, sabin, sable, sabliere, sabot, sabretache, sabulous, saburration, saccade and 1593 more...
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Tip-Top Toponymic
Place names that have entered general speech. Toponyms that interest me in other ways are on Place Names Of Distinction
hamburger, wiener, finlandisation, vernissage, hackney, venetians, bohemian, anti-macassar, berliner, cravat, calico, serendipity and 113 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, S
scrunch, solace, sabotage, saccade, sacerdotal, sacrilegious, sacristy, snappy, skew, steadfast, scowl, scorch and 781 more...
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nighthawks at the diner
being words from Tom Waits songs.
vinyl, cigarette, rhinestone, naugahyde, margarine, vermouth, gin, platinum, wurlitzer, menthol, oldsmobile, asphalt and 90 more...
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luckylime's Words
cacophony, cascade, trigger, crunch, vellum paper, arduous, luminescent, voluminous, euphoric, bucolic, diaphanous, danger and 162 more...
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MIX DES CULTURES
french words & english ones
des mots français & d'autres anglaisà gogo, tchétchène, faciès, déviant, gamin, superette, grigri, diantre, in jeopardy, syncope, primrose, menthe and 92 more...
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Chromonyms
These chromonyms are defined as colors in at least one dictionary (mostly MW3). (Actually there's one fake, for reasons I'll explain someday.) They are all one-word nouns such as "kelly", which can...
absinthe, acacia, acorn, alabaster, alesan, almond, aloma, amaranth, amber, amethyst, anemone, anil and 821 more...
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the worshipful company of haberdashers
NB: this list being not limited to haberdashery in the strictest sense, but also including items of the milliner's trade, the mercer's trade, and the tailor's trade, it is to be noted that I just r...
button, ribbon, damask, silk, satin, wool, gabardine, felt, trilby, haberdashery, velvet, linen and 138 more...
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Fabrics
Woven, knit and tatted fabrics. Other kinds of cloth, such as tapa and chamois are not included.
shikii, shantung, cotton, linen, tweed, wool, velour, velvet, velveteen, gabardine, chenille, silk and 550 more...
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jmjarmstrong's list
Words that I used to know.
geloscopy, hunker, willy nilly, harum scarum, whacko, meh, nork, misunderestimate, atrabiliousness, luftmensch, auxanometer, hyperhedonia and 1948 more...
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Words which have their spelling WAY d...
Boggle
colonel, subtle, great, Wednesday, psychology, psychic, pneumonia, daiquiri, fiery, guarantee, hierarchy, receipt and 22 more...
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the dressing room - seamstress and ta...
suede, tweed, corduroy, tulle, denim, taffeta, taffeta, nylon, lace, twill, pattern, velour and 53 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for suede.

jmjarmstrong JM didn't want to buy leather shoes, but eventually he was suede. May 30, 2011
reesetee Yay! Congrats, Pro! Jun 28, 2008
Prolagus My 1000th word! Jun 28, 2008