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🏷️ Brand name fabric 🧵 Synthetic suede
Ultrasuede

Ultrasuede

1 7.8
A brand name for a soft, durable fabric made to look like suede for clothes and furniture
  • proper noun
  • /ˈʌltrəˌsweɪd/
translation icon : Ultrasuede
  • Her favorite jacket is made of Ultrasuede, which is both soft and durable.
  • Ultrasuede jacket

Examples

  • He chose an Ultrasuede dress for the party because of its stylish look and comfort.

  • My Ultrasuede used to be here, right beneath the blue fur.

    Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)

  • We shook hands, and he reached to stroke the sleeve of my Ultrasuede jacket.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The sofa in the living room is upholstered in Ultrasuede, giving it a luxurious feel.

Synonyms

suede
vsUltrasuede
47 4.1

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

is a branded synthetic type rather than the general material or real leather
Alcantara
vsUltrasuede
  • Specialized
8.4

A soft man-made fabric like suede used for car seats and furniture

is a brand name for a durable synthetic fabric meant to look and feel like napped leather
suede cloth
vsUltrasuede
5.5

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

is a specific branded synthetic version rather than a generic imitation fabric

Surface Forms

Ultrasuede main

Morphology

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

As a brand name, the form is still clearly motivated by 'ultra-' + 'suede', but the meaning is conventionalized as a trademark rather than a literal description.

Etymology

Ultrasuede mixes ultra ('very' or 'beyond') with suede (soft leather). That's why the brand name promises a 'suede-like' fabric that feels soft and elegant but is stronger and easier to clean than real suede.