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🏷️ Brand name fabric 🧵 Synthetic suede
Ultrasuede

Ultrasuede

7.7
A soft, durable fabric made to look like suede for clothes and furniture
  • noun
  • /ˈʌltrəˌsweɪd/
translation icon : Ultrasuede
  • She decided to reupholster the chairs with Ultrasuede for a modern look and added comfort.
  • Ultrasuede jacket

Examples

  • So I went upstairs and pulled on a silver-gray Ultrasuede sport jacket over my violet polo shirt.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Passages can have an ultrasuede nap, like the velour finish of a petal, or they can feel prickly like hairbrushes.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • There were two blue-and-gray tub chairs in fashionable ultrasuede positioned in front of the desk, and several more in front of a full-size sofa that sat at the far end of the rectangular room.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The stylish handbag is made from high-quality Ultrasuede, making it both durable and easy to clean.

  • He wore a sleek Ultrasuede blazer to the dinner party, which impressed all of his friends.

Synonyms

suede
vsUltrasuede
47 4.1

A soft, fuzzy material like leather used for clothes and shoes

is a synthetic branded fabric designed to resemble natural napped leather
suede cloth
vsUltrasuede
5.5

A soft fabric that looks and feels like leather used for jackets or bags

is a branded synthetic version of that fabric

Surface Forms

Ultrasuede singular
Ultrasuedes plural

Morphology

Ultrasuede = suede (semi-transparent) = ultra + suede

The word is built from the recognizable prefix 'ultra-' plus 'suede', but the brand name denotes a specific synthetic fabric rather than simply 'extreme suede'.

Etymology

Ultrasuede combines ultra meaning 'very' or 'beyond' and suede, the soft leather fabric. So the name suggests a textile that looks and feels like suede but is 'beyond' it — a soft, very suede-like material made as a strong, easy-to-clean synthetic.