Hides vs Leather - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between hides and leather

is that hides is while leather is a tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used eg for clothing.

is that hides is (hide) while leather is to cover with leather.

made of leather.

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(wikipedia leather)

A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.

A piece of the above used for polishing.

(colloquial) A cricket ball or football.

(plural : leathers ) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.

(baseball) A good defensive play

Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.

(dated, humorous) The skin.

(types of leather) chagrin, cordovan, cordwain, galuchat, maroquin, morocco, morocco leather, shagreen, sharkskin

*stirrup leather : the strap which hangs the stirrup from the saddle.

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Made of leather.

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Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.

(en verb)

To cover with leather.

To strike forcefully.

He leathered the ball all the way down the street.

* hell-for-leather * leatherback * leatherette * leatherhead * leatherjacket * leather jacket * leather-lunged * leathern * leathery * wash-leather

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