white leather
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3.4
- noun
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cuero blanco
- A low, white sofa and white leather chairs, together with some glass tables, comprised the furnishings.
- white leather sofa
- white leather seats
- white leather couch
Examples
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The white leather sofas freaked me out when I first saw them, but since it would cost a lot to replace them, and they are still in perfect condition, let's contextualize them as Danish modern and appreciate their durability.
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The room was set up with comfy white leather couches that were positioned in a circle to invoke an intimate interview setting.
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She said it was bound in white leather and had pages of gold and letters of light.
Fiction book (1990) -
I sat on the white leather sofa in Basil.
Fiction book (1994) -
It was rich white leather with two small German flags painted on, one on each side of the word "DEUTSCHLAND."
Fiction book (1995) -
Then he threw the heavy white leather golf bag, with a brand name emblazoned on it in gold script, over his shoulder and set his hat on his head with both hands.
Fiction book (1999) -
You're wearing a white leather jacket and white high-tops to your mom's wedding.
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It's a white leather multi-colored patchwork purse with a turquoise lining and a cute little teddy bear in a tutu!
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His white leather coat went under the hammer for $8,960, and a signed lithograph of Eric Clapton drawn by the musician was sold for $5,120.
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The interior of the luxury car features white leather seats that add to its elegance.
Synonyms
Leather treated with salt or alum becomes pale, soft and flexible
How Pale
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3.4
1
2.5
- US
10
2.4
30
1.0
50
2.0
120
2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase 'white leather' is a straightforward adjectival modification: a B1 learner who knows 'white' and 'leather' can directly infer it refers to leather that is white in colour. This follows a common cross-linguistic Adj+Noun composition and contains no idiomatic or metaphorical meaning.
Etymology
White leather is a name for leather that was made pale by a simple treatment of the skin, often using salts, so the material looks very light. Think white as the pale color and leather as animal skin: the phrase means leather that has been 'treated to be white' and is used for gloves, book bindings, and fine shoes.