Tanning vs Leather - What's the difference?
tanning | leather |
The process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the skins of animals, which do.
The acquisition of a tan, either by exposure to the sun, or artificially.
(informal) A spanking.
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 verbs the difference between tanning and leather
is that tanning is while leather is to cover with leather.As nouns the difference between tanning and leather
is that tanning is the acquisition of a tan, either by exposure to the sun, or artificially 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.tanning
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Verb
(head)Noun
See also
* tan someone's hideleather
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(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.
