adj
Meaning 1
Made of leather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable
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Synonyms: leather
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
leathern
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History
Etymology
From Middle English letheren, from Old English liþren, from Proto-Germanic *liþrīnaz (“of leather, leathern”), equivalent to leather + -en. Cognate with Scots letherin, lethrin, West Frisian learen, Dutch lederen, leren (“leathern”), German ledern (“leathern”).