OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 23581

leatherette

/ˌlɛðəˈɹɛt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
escay • polipiel
A type of fabric, often plastic, made to imitate the appearance of leather.
Many attempts have been made to supply a material to take the place of leather on cheap books, but hitherto nothing has been quite successful. [...] Such a material has apparently…
Material.—A rather stiff quality of jute board or tar board, similar to that used by bookbinders. Straw board is not serviceable, being too brittle. Also leatherette for covering a…
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