Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Clothing made of leather.

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  • noun Clothing made from leather.

Etymologies

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leather +‎ -wear

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Examples

  • Also influential on the development of the metal look was Judas Priest's astonishing array of homoerotic studded leatherwear, which now forms the basis of a separate show at Walsall's Leather Museum.

    Home Of Metal: a history of the heavy in seven objects 2011

  • Best gift to take home: Look for leatherwear and other warm items, as well as unusual art objects for Danish-style home decorating.

    A Guide to Copenhagen's Attractions Jeff Mills 2010

  • And on Coach leatherwear's Facebook wall, the company promotes its affiliation with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, noting this is "truly a collection with a cause!"

    Social Climbing: Luxury Fashion Brands Must Embrace Social Media 2009

  • Today he's president of the Dongming Industrial Group, a business empire whose import-export trade last year amounted to $41 million in leatherwear, fur coats, sheepskins and tannery equipment.

    How To Make A Metropolis 2007

  • But, instead of her, he had some crazy woman in a hot-rod Mustang forcibly planting leatherwear on him.

    Chrome Circle Lackey, Mercedes 1994

  • But, instead of her, he had some crazy woman in a hot-rod Mustang forcibly planting leatherwear on him.

    Omnibus Lackey, Mercedes 1993

  • But, instead of her, he had some crazy woman in a hot-rod Mustang forcibly planting leatherwear on him.

    The Chrome Borne Lackey, Mercedes 1993

  • The 27-nation EU is China's largest export market, but European firms have been battered by low-cost Chinese textiles, leatherwear and other goods.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • The EU, which has a population of about 500 million, is China's largest export market, but European firms have been battered by low-cost Chinese textiles, leatherwear and other goods.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • The 27-nation EU is China's largest export market, but European firms have been battered by low-cost Chinese textiles, leatherwear and other goods.

    The Seattle Times 2011

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