suede

The definition of suede is a type of leather with a slightly textured side or nap, or fabric that looks like that type of leather.

(noun)

An example of suede is the leather used in a leather satchel.

See suede in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

tanned leather of calf, kid, cowhide, etc., with the flesh side buffed into a nap
a kind of cloth made to resemble this
also suede cloth

Origin: Fr Suède, Sweden, in gants de Suède, Swedish gloves

See suede in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also suède

noun

Origin:

Origin: Short for Suède gloves

Origin: , from French gants de Suède, gloves of Sweden

Origin: , from Suède, Sweden

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