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wash-leather
or wash·leath·er
[ wosh-leth-er, wawsh- ]
noun
- a soft leather, usually sheepskin, dressed in imitation of chamois.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wash-leather1
First recorded in 1625–35
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Example Sentences
The greengrocer put on a pair of wash-leather gloves to hand the plates with, and stationed himself behind Mr. Tuckle's chair.
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Setting aside a glass chimney and a wash-leather, Brand lost no time in reading Mr. Traill's communication.
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On the table was a pile of trusses, yellow wash-leather hoops tangled together.
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The mercury does not lose its power by use, but should when it becomes oxydized, be strained by squeezing it through wash-leather.
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If only he had asked Mitty for a bit of wash-leather he might have polished up the brass slave-collar in the Satsuma dish.
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