Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for LEATH'ER, or LETH'ER
LEATH'ER, or LETH'ERLEATH'ER-COAT
LEATH'ER, or LETH'ER, n. [Sax. lether; G. and D. leder; Sw. läder; Dan. læther; Arm. lezr; Ir. leather. The most correct orthography is lether.]
- The skin of an animal dressed and prepared for use.
- Dressed hides in general.
- Skin; in an ironical sense.
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