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ooze leather

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Leather made from sheep and calf skins by mechanically forcing ooze through their pores; especially, such leather with a soft, finely granulated suede-like finish (sometimes called velvet finish) applied to the flesh side for special purposes. Ooze leather is used for shoe uppers, in bookbinding, making wallets or handbags, mostly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

a very soft leather made from the skins of calves and having a suede finish on the flesh side

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: leather

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