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suede cloth

suede cloth

5.5
A soft fabric that looks and feels like leather used for jackets or bags
  • noun
  • /sweɪd klɔθ/
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  • The jacket is made from suede cloth to give it a luxurious feel.

Examples

  • Many furniture covers use suede cloth for its soft texture and easy maintenance.

  • Her handbag looked like real suede, but it was actually suede cloth.

  • I bought a beautiful suede cloth for my new jacket.

  • The dress was made from soft suede cloth.

  • Many furniture covers use suede cloth for its soft texture and easy maintenance.

  • The jacket is made from suede cloth to give it a luxurious feel.

  • Her handbag looked like real suede, but it was actually suede cloth.

Synonyms

suede
vssuede cloth
47 4.1

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

is specifically the imitation fabric rather than real leather material
Ultrasuede
vssuede cloth
1 7.8

A brand name for a soft, durable fabric made to look like suede for clothes and furniture

is the generic imitation fabric not limited to a single brand
Alcantara
vssuede cloth
  • Specialized
8.4

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

is the general imitation fabric used in many contexts not only interiors

How Soft

velour
10 7.1
suede cloth
5.5
moleskin
1 6.7
microfiber
  • US
4.0
canvas
63 3.0

Surface Forms

suede cloth singular
suede cloths plural

Morphology

suede + cloth

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'suede' (napped, velvety leather or imitation fabric) with 'cloth' (textile), indicating a textile with a suede-like appearance and texture. This straightforward compositional noun phrase follows normal English word-formation patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Suede cloth: The name suede cloth comes from suede, a word that one popular story says comes from the French for 'Sweden', where soft leather for gloves once came from. Because this fabric was made to look and feel like that soft leather, suede cloth now means 'a soft fabric that looks like suede leather'.