Naugahyde
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8.9
- noun
- /ˈnɔːɡəˌhaɪd/
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Naugahyde
- We replaced keels, fiberglassed hulls, covered seats with Naugahyde, and stitched canvas covers to shield us from the elements.
- Naugahyde chair
- Naugahyde recliner
- Naugahyde couch
Examples
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Doug sat on the low Naugahyde couch in the waiting room of the police station.
Fiction book (1991) -
Inside, we slid into a red Naugahyde booth and pulled open the oversized menus.
Fiction book (2002) -
Yeah, you got one of them seats in a pink Naugahyde?
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Mrs. Symonds was sitting in the middle of the green Naugahyde couch.
Fiction book (1998) -
Afterward, they went to a place with Naugahyde booths.
Academic text (2007) -
She runs her hands over my Naugahyde armchair from the swap meet.
Fiction book (1997) -
It was a place that had purple and pink naugahyde booth benches and black wrought-iron chairs.
Fiction book (1996) -
Julia was sitting at a plain wooden desk, with metal file cabinets, a bookshelf, a standing lamp, and a green Naugahyde chair with a rip down one arm.
Fiction book (1999) -
As a precautionary measure, I'd brought along a Naugahyde pillow to cushion my abused vertebrae against the jolts and lurches of the commuter train.
Fiction book (1991) -
She sat comfortably on the bright yellow Naugahyde sofa, enjoying the sunshine.
Synonyms
2
5.2
A material made from plastic that looks like leather
1
5.0
Made from man-made material that looks like leather
How Leather-Like
Surface Forms
Etymology
Naugahyde was created from a made-up animal name Nauga and the part hyde, which is like 'hide' meaning 'skin'. Advertisers told a playful story that a friendly Nauga could give its 'hide', so Naugahyde helps you remember a leather-like, man-made 'skin' used as synthetic leather.