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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Leather with a soft napped surface.
  2. n. Fabric made to resemble suede.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Of undressed kid: said of gloves; also, undressed kid.
  2. Of undressed kid: said of gloves.
  3. n. Undressed kid.

Wiktionary

  1. 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.
  2. adj. Made of suede

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. Swedish glove leather, -- usually made from lambskins tanned with willow bark. Also used adjectively.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. leather with a napped surface
  2. n. a fabric made to resemble suede leather

Etymologies

  1. French (gants de) Suède ("(gloves of) Sweden") (Wiktionary)
  2. Short for Suède gloves, from French gants de Suède, gloves of Sweden, from Suède, Sweden. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • jmjarmstrong JM didn't want to buy leather shoes, but eventually he was suede. May 30, 2011

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