suede
A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric,…A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.
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» Tom was wearing a brown suede coat.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.
Wildleder, Veloursleder
за́мшаzámša
a fabric made to resemble suede leather
Examples
5 sentencesTom was wearing a brown suede coat.
Tom is wearing a brown suede coat.
What do you have in brown suede jackets, size 40?
I need to bring this suede vest to the dry-cleaner's.
deEs ist nötig, diese Wildlederweste in die chemische Reinigung zu bringen. — Esperantostern
Tom bought himself new jeans, a checkered shirt, a suede vest, and a cowboy hat.
ruТом купил себе новые джинсы, рубашку в клеточку, замшевый жилет и ковбойскую шляпу. — nina99nv
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French gants de Suède (“gloves from Sweden”). Doublet of Swede.Borrowed from French gants de Suède (“gloves from Sweden”). Doublet of Swede.
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Forms
plural: suedes| Singular | suede |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonyms- leather with a napped surface:suede leather
- a fabric made to resemble suede leather:suede cloth
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.