leathery
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈlɛðəɹi/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *letrosbor. Proto-Germanic *leþrą Proto-West Germanic *leþr Old English leþer Middle English lether English leather Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English leathery From leather + -y.
- Having the consistency, feel, or texture of leather.
“The beef jerky was tough and leathery.”
“The Agaricales have basidiocarps which are fleshy to subfleshy or rarely, almost leathery (but if the latter then the hymenophore is not poroid).”