suede

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
7
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/sweɪd/
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/sweɪd/ · /swed/

Definition of suede

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.
    ““She sheathed her legs in the sheerest of the nylons that her father had brought back from the Continent, and slipped her feet into the toeless, high-heeled shoes of black suède.””
    “Richard DeLongpre: Mmm, your belly skin is like suede. Jeremy DeLongpre: Thanks. Richard: Tough but soft, like a man.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.
    ““She sheathed her legs in the sheerest of the nylons that her father had brought back from the Continent, and slipped her feet into the toeless, high-heeled shoes of black suède.””
    “Richard DeLongpre: Mmm, your belly skin is like suede. Jeremy DeLongpre: Thanks. Richard: Tough but soft, like a man.”

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Made of suede.

verb

  1. (transitive)To make (leather) into suede.
  2. (transitive)To finish (fabric) by abrasion, giving it a fibrous surface.

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Etymology

Borrowed from French gants de Suède (“gloves of Sweden”). Doublet of Swede.

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