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DictionarysuedeSoft velvety leather
noun / adjective

suede

SWAYD/sweɪd/

Soft leather with a velvety surface.

The tan suede has a soft velvety nap beside the matching glove.

A supple tan suede hide loosely folded beside a matching suede glove, with clearly drawn short nap and soft changes in shade where the nap runs in different directions.
Etymology
suedeFrenchSweden

French Suède means “Sweden.” In the phrase “gloves of Sweden,” the country name came to name the soft, undressed leather used for the gloves.

In context

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Suede is produced from the inner side of animal hide, creating its characteristic soft, nap surface.
Suede Boots: How Soft Leather Became a Fashion Icon

More examples

  • She brushed the suede.
  • He wore a suede jacket.
  • The bag was made of suede.

Forms

suede

Similar words

leather
The broader material category.
velvet
A woven fabric with a similar soft surface rather than leather.