Uttal

  • UttalUS:
    • IPA: [ˈlɛ.ðɚ]
  • UK:
    • IPA: /ˈleðə/
  • Okänd accent:
    • IPA: /ˈlɛð.ə(ɹ)/
ÖversättningKontext
Substantiv
1.deriarkaistisk, skämtsam
Adjektiv
2.deriarkaistisk, skämtsam

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.
  2. A piece of the above used for polishing.
  3. (colloquial) A cricket ball or football.
  4. (plural: leathers) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
  5. (baseball) A good defensive play
  6. (dated, humorous) The skin.

Adjektiv

  1. Made of leather.
  2. Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.

Verb

  1. To cover with leather.
  2. To strike forcefully.

Exempel

  • Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.
  • Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[...]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes.
  • He leathered the ball all the way down the street.

Böjningsformer

Perfektparticipleathered
Imperfektleathered
Presensparticipleathering
Pluralleathers
Tredje person singular indicativ presensleathers