glove leather
- noun
- /ɡlʌv ˈlɛðər/
:
cuero de guante
- When I handled Trapper John's fox pelts, the muskrat, even the coyotes, each felt supple as Florentine glove leather.
- supple glove leather
And first thing I hear about it is that women, they're making shoes out of glove leather.
- And first thing I hear about it is that women, they're making shoes out of glove leather.
Examples
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He bought a pair of warm winter gloves made from high-quality glove leather to keep his hands warm.
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Quietly, Flint removed his glove-leather hand from mine.
Fiction book (2000) -
Handmade of glove leather, not one pair would redefine the toes or hinder flight from a difficult situation.
Fiction book (1993) -
In the foyer were stacked three large new suitcases and two new garment bags of soft scarlet Italian glove leather.
Fiction book (1997) -
The gloves were crafted from soft glove leather, providing exceptional comfort and flexibility.
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The artisan showcased beautifully stitched gloves made of genuine glove leather at the local craft fair.
How Soft
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'leather suitable for making gloves' is directly and compositionally derived from 'glove' (hand covering) + 'leather' (treated animal skin); there is no idiomatic shift or metaphor. Noun–noun compounding to indicate purpose or type is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Glove leather comes from leather made especially for glove use; leather workers made the leather very thin and soft so a glove would fit the hand and move easily. That's why glove leather today means leather that is soft and flexible 'for making gloves'.