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crushed leather

crushed leather

4.6
A type of leather that makers treat so its surface looks wrinkled and textured
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : cuero arrugado
  • The designer handbag was made from crushed leather, giving it a unique, textured look.

Examples

  • She preferred boots crafted from crushed leather for their rugged and distinctive appearance.

  • Upholstery in crushed leather is both durable and stylish for modern interiors.

  • The sofa is made of crushed leather.

  • I love the feel of crushed leather on my jacket.

  • She preferred boots crafted from crushed leather for their rugged and distinctive appearance.

  • The designer handbag was made from crushed leather, giving it a unique, textured look.

  • Upholstery in crushed leather is both durable and stylish for modern interiors.

Synonyms

crush
vscrushed leather
  • Specialized
9.9

Leather with a soft, textured surface made by pressing

focuses on the treated process that often makes a wrinkled texture

Antonyms

smooth finish
1 3.3

An even, flat surface that has no rough or bumpy parts

Surface Forms

crushed leather singular
crushed leathers plural

Morphology

crushed + leather

The noun phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: a B1 learner who knows 'crushed' (pressed/wrinkled/textured) and 'leather' will readily infer it refers to leather that has been crushed or treated to produce texture. This is a compositional, non-idiomatic pattern found across languages, so the meaning is readily derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Crushed leather comes from the simple idea of pressing the hide so it becomes wrinkled—here crushed means pressed and leather is the animal skin. This pressing makes small folds that make the natural 'grain' stand out, so the phrase now means leather treated to have a textured, slightly wrinkled look.