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Lethal vs Leather - What's the difference?

lethal | leather |

As adjectives the difference between lethal and leather

is that lethal is deadly; mortal; fatal while leather is made of leather.

As nouns the difference between lethal and leather

is that lethal is (chemistry) one of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid while leather is a tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used eg for clothing.

As a verb leather is

to cover with leather.

lethal

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Deadly; mortal; fatal.
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    Related terms
    * lethality * semilethal

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation of “lauric acid ethereal salt”, so called because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid.

    Noun

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  • (chemistry) One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid.

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    leather

    English

    (wikipedia 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

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