 | English  | German | |
 | real {adj} [flowers, leather, silk, gold] | 531 echt | |
| buff {adj} [having the color of leather] | 353 lederfarben [gelbbraun] | |
| buff {adj} [having the color of leather] | 329 lederfarbig | |
| stiff {adj} [esp. leather] | 42 standig [bes. Leder] | |
| grained {adj} [leather] | 27 genarbt | |
| cloth. perforated {adj} [fabric, leather] | 8 durchbrochen [Stoff, Leder] | |
| Verbs |
| to grain sth. [e.g. leather] | 157 etw.Akk. körnen [allgemein; auch Leder] | |
| to cover sth. [with cloth, leather etc.] | 95 etw. beziehen [mit Stoff, Leder etc.] | |
| tech. to stake sth. [leather] | 30 etw. stollen [Leder] | |
| ind. to finish sth. [leather, fur, etc.] | 15 etw. zurichten | |
| to grain sth. [leather, paper] | 14 etw.Akk. narben [Leder, Papier] | |
| to dress sth. [leather, fur, textiles] | 12 etw.Akk. zurichten | |
| to grain sth. [leather, paper] | 6 etw.Akk. chagrinieren [Leder, Papier narben / Narbenmuster aufpressen] | |
| to grain sth. [leather] | 6 etw.Akk. krispeln [Leder] | |
| Unverified to curry sth. [leather, tanned hides] | etw.Akk. zurichten [Leder] | |
| to grain sth. [leather] | etw.Akk. levantieren [Leder] | |
| tech. to last sth. [to fit to a last] [shoe leather] | etw. über einen Leisten schlagen [Leder für einen Schuh um einen Leisten legen] | |
| Nouns |
| tanning [of leather] | 412 Gerben {n} | |
| cloth. apron [worn in certain jobs, often made of leather] | 124 Schurz {m} | |
| Naugahyde® [American brand of artificial leather] | 26 Kunstleder {n} | |
| hide [leather] | 19 Kernleder {n} | |
| roan [leather, thin sheepskin] | 19 Schafsleder {n} | |
| weapons sap [Am.] [coll.] [leather-covered bludgeon] | 18 Schläger {m} [lederbezogener Knüppel] | |
| morocco [goatskin leather] | 14 Marokkoleder {n} | |
| art cloth. textil. Rexine® [Br.] [also: rexine] [a kind of imitation leather] | 12 Kunstleder {n} | |
| cloth. material cowhide [leather] | 11 Rindleder {n} | |
| thong [strip of leather] | 11 Lederband {n} | |
| tanning [of leather] | 9 Gerberei {f} [Gerben] | |
| lizard [leather] | 8 Eidechsenleder {n} | |
| material dubbing [less common for: dubbin] [for leather] | 6 Lederfett {n} | |
| furn. material Nauga [short for: Naugahyde®] [artificial leather] | 5 Kunstleder {n} | |
| phys. barkometer [to test the strength of tanning liquors used in tanning leather] | Dichtespindel {f} [Gerben] | |
| chagul [also: chagal] [Indian term for leather waterbag of goatskin, esp. used in the Orient] | Wassersack {m} aus Ziegenleder | |
| chamois [leather] | Gämshaut {f} | |
| chamois [leather] | Gemshaut {f} [alt] | |
| material dubbin [for leather] | Lederschmiere {f} | |
| material dubbing [less common for: dubbin] [for leather] | Lederschmiere {f} | |
| material dubbing [less common for: dubbin] [for leather] | Schmiere {f} [Lederfett] | |
| fingerstall [a protective finger covering of rubber, leather, etc.] | Fingerling {m} [Fingerschutzkappe] | |
| galuchat [leather made from sharkskin or the skin of a rayfish] | echtes Chagrin {n} | |
| cloth. loafer [a flat, lace-less leather shoe] [originally a trademark] | Loafer® {m} [Schlupfhalbschuh] | |
| morocco [goatskin leather] | Maroquin {m} {n} | |
| morocco [goatskin leather] | Saffianleder {n} | |
| sharkskin [leather made from sharkskin or the skin of a rayfish] | echtes Chagrin {n} | |
| sharkskin [leather] | Haileder {n} | |
| sheep [leather] | Schafleder {n} | |
| whang [Am.] [leather thong] | Lederriemen {m} | |
| cloth. zoris [flat thonged sandals usually made of straw, cloth, leather, or rubber] | Zehenstegsandalen {pl} | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| oil-tanned {adj} [leather] | mit Mineralöl gegerbt | |
| pebble-grained {adj} [Am.] [esp. leather] | granuliert [bes. Leder] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| cloth. to be in sth. [tweeds, leather, silk] | etw. tragen [anhaben] | |
| to become greasy [get grease stains, esp. leather] | verspecken [speckig werden, bes. Leder] | |
| to get sth. greasy [let get grease stains, esp. leather] | etw.Akk. verspecken [speckig werden lassen, bes. Leder] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| bursting strength [leather] | Knickfestigkeit {f} [Leder] | |
| elk leather [Am.] [wapiti leather] | Wapitileder {n} | |
| elk leather [Br.] [moose leather] | Elchleder {n} | |
| cloth. flesh finish [for leather] | Aasappretur {f} | |
| grain pattern [leather, paper] | Narbenbild {n} [Leder, Papier] | |
| cloth. leather apron [also: leather-apron] | Schurzfell {n} [veraltet] [Lederschurz] | |
| mil. weapons leather gun [leather cannon] | Lederkanone {f} | |
| cloth. material leather midsole [also: leather mid-sole] | Lederzwischensohle {f} | |
| comm. leather trade [also: leather-trade] | Lederhandel {m} | |
| neatsfoot oil [esp. for leather, also used in metalworking] | Klauenöl {n} [Lederpflege, auch in der Metallverarbeitung] | |
| cloth. tech. pasting process [leather manufacturing] | Klebetrockenverfahren {n} [Lederherstellung] | |
| salt stain [on leather] | Salzrand {m} | |
| water stain [on leather] | Wasserrand {m} | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| to work sth. vigorously by hand [e.g. dough, laundry, leather] | etw. durchwalken [z. B. Teig, Wäsche, Leder] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| cloth. watches crocodile leather watch strap [also: crocodile leather watchstrap] | Krokodilleder-Uhrenarmband {n} | |
| Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
| bot. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
| bot. T | | |
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