A strong, flexible material made from the skin of animals, usually cows, that has been treated so it will not rot. It is used to make things like shoes, bags, and belts.
From Old English *lether* or *lēðer*, meaning “leather or hide.” It is related to Old High German *leder* and Latin *lutum* (mud, used in tanning), linking it to early methods of treating hides.
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