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🧥 A soft leather 🪡 To make soft
to suede

to suede

7.6
To make cloth or leather soft and fuzzy by brushing the surface
  • verb
  • /sweɪd/
  • Specialized
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  • They sueded the leather to create a finish that looked and felt like real suede.

Examples

  • The manufacturer sueded the cotton fabric to give it a luxurious feel.

  • After being sueded, the jacket had a much softer texture than before.

  • I want to suede this jacket.

  • She suedes her shoes every few months.

  • The craftsman sueded the leather bag to enhance its softness and appeal.

  • After the fabric was sueded, it felt wonderfully soft against the skin.

  • To achieve a unique texture, she sueded the upholstery fabric for her chair.

Synonyms

to velvet
vsto suede
  • Specialized
8.1

To make food or cloth very soft and smooth

focuses on treating leather or fabric to create velvety nap rather than general smoothness

Compounds

suede glove
1 4.1

A glove made from soft leather with a fuzzy surface

suede leather
1 3.7

A soft, velvety animal skin used for shoes, jackets, and furniture

suede cloth
5.5

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

How Soft

to suede
  • Specialized
7.6
to buff
17 4.4
to polish
46 1.1
to brush
242 1.0

Surface Forms

suede infinitive

Etymology

Suede as a verb comes from the noun suede, itself named after French suède 'Sweden', and it means to treat cloth or leather so it becomes soft and velvety like that leather. So, to suede something is to give it a soft, fuzzy surface.