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usually uncountable, plural suedes
A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories. quotations examples
“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.”
1954, Alexander Alderson, chapter 17, in The Subtle Minotaur
Richard DeLongpre: Mmm, your belly skin is like suede. / Jeremy DeLongpre: Thanks. / Richard: Tough but soft, like a man.
2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1)
not comparable
Made of suede. examples
third-person singular simple present suedes, present participle sueding, simple past and past participle sueded
(transitive) To make (leather) into suede. examples
(transitive) To finish (fabric) by abrasion, giving it a fibrous surface. examples