Leather that has been given a high-gloss, shiny finish.

plural of wash-leather

(pottery) Describing the condition of a clay or clay body when it has been partially dried to the point where all shrinkage has been completed.

Basic, old-fashioned or traditional; specifically (journalism) shoe-leather journalism or shoe-leather reporting: journalism involving walking from place to place observing things and speaking to people, rather than sitting indoors at a desk.

(countable and uncountable) Leather that is used to make shoes. / (uncountable) Leather from which shoes are made that is worn out through walking.

A soft suede leather, originally from the chamois but now made from sheepskin, used in cleaning and polishing.

Less common form of hell-for-leather

plural of leather leaf

(idiomatic) The technology of making products from leather.

Leather that has been treated so as to be very absorbent. Usually made of sheepskin treated with oil, and used for dusting or as an absorbent lining in pockets, gloves, etc.