leather-hard

[ leth-er-hahrd ]

adjective

1. (of ceramic clay) moist but not sufficiently so to be plastic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of leather-hard¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Then a slight turning at the finish, when the clay is leather hard, will produce a satisfactory result.

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Set the leather-hard cylinder upon a new bat which is slightly damp and which runs true, on the wheel.

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The handle is modeled in clay and fastened in place with slip when in the leather hard condition.

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When leather hard the plate is gone over with a thin piece of rubber and when quite hard it may be removed from the mold.

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When leather-hard the whole may be turned gently over and the tile allowed to fall on to a board placed in readiness.

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