leathery
21leathery polypody — noun stiff leathery leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib • Syn: ↑leatherleaf, ↑coast polypody, ↑Polypodium scouleri • Hypernyms: ↑polypody …
22leathery turtle — noun wide ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle • Syn: ↑leatherback turtle, ↑leatherback, ↑Dermochelys coriacea • Hypernyms: ↑sea turtle, ↑marine turtle • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
23leathery — leatheriness, n. /ledh euh ree/, adj. like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible. [1545 55; LEATHER + Y1] * * * …
24leathery — Synonyms and related words: buff, cartilaginous, chewy, cohesive, coriaceous, durable, fibrous, gristly, hard, hardy, lasting, leather, leatherlike, leathern, resistant, ropy, sinewy, stiff, stringy, strong, stubborn, tenacious, tough, tough as… …
25leathery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. tough, tanned, coriaceous. See hardness. Ant., supple. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rugged, coriaceous, durable; see strong 2 , tough 2 …
26leathery — leath·er·y || leðərɪ adj. resembling leather, like leather; rough, tough, flexible …
27leathery — adjective having a tough, hard texture like leather. Derivatives leatheriness noun …
28leathery — a. Tough, coriaceous …
29leathery — adj leathern, leatherlike, coriaceous; coarse, rough, rugged, strong, tough, resistant, inflexible, rigid; durable, long lasting, long lived, long wearing …
30leathery — leath·ery …
