Lycra vs Leather - What's the difference?
lycra | leather |
(uncountable) Trademark . A type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre (spandex) used for tight-fitting garments, such as swimming costumes.
(uncountable) Clothing made from such materials, especially with reference to cycling shorts.
(countable) A tight-fitting garment made of Lycra.
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
(dated, humorous) The skin.
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.
To cover with leather.
To strike forcefully.
As nouns the difference between lycra and leather
is that lycra is spandex while leather is a tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used eg for clothing.As an adjective leather is
made of leather.As a verb leather is
to cover with leather.lycra
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See also
* (wikipedia "Lycra")References
*Anagrams
* *leather
English
(wikipedia leather)Noun
- Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.
Hyponyms
(types of leather) chagrin, cordovan, cordwain, galuchat, maroquin, morocco, morocco leather, shagreen, sharkskinDerived terms
*stirrup leather : the strap which hangs the stirrup from the saddle.Adjective
(-)Verb
(en verb)- He leathered the ball all the way down the street.
