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# leathery

adjective (leathery, more leathery, most leathery)

«leathery» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Leathery means tough, thick and dry like leather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leathery/#m1)
2. Leathery skin is rough and wrinkled, often from lots of sun and wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leathery/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, some leaves are leathery to save water, such as holly and many desert plants; turtle and reptile eggs can have leathery shells. In stories, a sailor or farmer has a leathery face from years outdoors. In cooking, meat cooked too long becomes leathery and hard to chew. Phrases: «leathery leaves», «leathery skin», «leathery wings» (of bats and pterosaurs).

### Examples

- Holly has dark, leathery leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leathery/#x1)
- The old fisherman had a leathery face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leathery/#x2)
- Bats have leathery wings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leathery/#x3)
- Turtle eggs have leathery shells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leathery/#x4)
- The steak was overcooked and leathery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leathery/#x5)
- Lizards have tough, leathery skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leathery/#x6)
- Desert plants often have leathery leaves to keep in water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leathery/#x7)
- The pterodactyl spread its leathery wings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leathery/#x8)

### Note

Built from leather + y. Comparative: more leathery is more common than «leatherier». Leathery means «like leather», not «made of leather».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «leathery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leathery/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«leathery» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/leathery.html) on Mova free.