Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Imitation leather.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Cloth or paper made to look like leather; imitation leather.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A type of fabric, often
plastic , made to imitate theappearance ofleather .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun fabric made to look like leather
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Our group took over two of the low couch/benches is it called a leatherette? on either side of a small cocktail table near the front, and about two steps away from the actual bar.
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Our group took over two of the low couch/benches is it called a leatherette? on either side of a small cocktail table near the front, and about two steps away from the actual bar.
Archive 2005-06-01 2005
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Russia, and morocco -- to which may be added of recent years, buckram, duck, linoleum, and the imitations of leather, such as leatherette and morocco paper, and of parchment.
A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Ainsworth Rand Spofford
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Around the back, is the classic "leatherette" cover and a 5 MP camera with flash.
Pocket-lint 2010
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Around the back, is the classic "leatherette" cover and a 5-megapixel camera with flash.
Pocket-lint 2010
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The Basil Memphis panniers, unlike some of the more expensive Basil brand bags like the ultra-stylish KAVAN bags, are made of "leatherette" i.e. plasticky stuff, and they are lined on the insides with a thin layer of a felt-like material.
unknown title 2008
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..i remember i once had a kinky girlfriend named 'leatherette'...
The Way We Were: The Future's So "Meh" I Gotta Wear Pom Poms BikeSnobNYC 2010
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The black leatherette barstools look like refugees from the 1970s.
Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Cheers Leader Nancy Ruhling 2011
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The black leatherette barstools look like refugees from the 1970s.
Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Cheers Leader Nancy Ruhling 2011
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There is just a brief wait in the VIP lounge, with its white leatherette sofas and The Naked Gun playing on a flat-screen television, before you are whisked into your limousine, the usual hassles of passport control handled by friendly officials.
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