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Jeans vs Leather - What's the difference?

jeans | leather |

As nouns the difference between jeans and leather

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

As a proper noun jeans

is derived from a medieval variant of (john).

As an adjective leather is

made of leather.

As a verb leather is

to cover with leather.

jeans

English

Noun

(head)
  • (pluralonly) A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.
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  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * blue jeans * cream in one's jeans

    Anagrams

    * English pluralia tantum ----

    leather

    Noun

  • 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.
  • Hyponyms

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

    Derived terms

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

    Adjective

    (-)
  • 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.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover with leather.
  • To strike forcefully.
  • He leathered the ball all the way down the street.

    Derived terms

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

    Anagrams

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