leathery skin
1Leathery — Leath er*y, a. Resembling leather in appearance or consistency; tough; as, nothing but a leathery steak left to eat. A leathery skin. Grew. [1913 Webster] …
2skin — skin1 W2S2 [skın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body)¦ 2¦(from an animal)¦ 3¦(food)¦ 4¦(on a liquid)¦ 5¦(part of an object)¦ 6¦(computer)¦ 7 have (a) thin/thick skin 8 get under somebody s skin 9 by the skin of your teeth 10 make s …
3leathery — adjective 1) leathery skin Syn: rough, rugged, leathered, hard, hardened, wrinkled, furrowed, lined, weather beaten, callous, gnarled 2) a leathery cut of beef Syn: tough …
4leathery — leath|er|y [ leðəri ] adjective consisting of a thick strong layer: leathery skin/leaves …
5leathery — adjective hard and stiff like leather rather than soft or smooth: leathery skin …
6leathery — UK [ˈleðərɪ] / US adjective consisting of a thick strong layer leathery skin/leaves …
7leathery turtle — /lɛðəri ˈtɜtl/ (say ledhuhree tertl) noun a large marine turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, with a longitudinally ridged flexible carapace formed of a mosaic of small bony plates embedded in a leathery skin; luth. Also, leatherback …
8leathery — [[t]le̱ðəri[/t]] ADJ GRADED If the texture of something, for example someone s skin, is leathery, it is tough and hard, like leather. His hair and beard are both untidy and his skin is quite leathery …
9skin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 covering of a human/animal body ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, clear, fine, flawless, good, healthy, perfect ▪ You want clear, healthy skin …
10leathery — adj. Leathery is used with these nouns: ↑hide, ↑leaf, ↑skin, ↑wing …
