leathery

«leathery» in Mova's school dictionary: tough, thick and dry like leather — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (leathery, more leathery, most leathery)

meaning for a pupil

1) Leathery means tough, thick and dry like leather. tree →

2) Leathery skin is rough and wrinkled, often from lots of sun and wind. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons, some leaves are leathery to save water, such as holly and many desert plants; turtle and reptile eggs can have leathery shells. In stories, a sailor or farmer has a leathery face from years outdoors. In cooking, meat cooked too long becomes leathery and hard to chew. Phrases: «leathery leaves», «leathery skin», «leathery wings» (of bats and pterosaurs).

examples

• Holly has dark, leathery leaves. tree →
• The old fisherman had a leathery face. tree →
• Bats have leathery wings. tree →
• Turtle eggs have leathery shells. tree →
• The steak was overcooked and leathery. tree →
• Lizards have tough, leathery skin. tree →
• Desert plants often have leathery leaves to keep in water. tree →
• The pterodactyl spread its leathery wings. tree →

note

Built from leather + y. Comparative: more leathery is more common than «leatherier». Leathery means «like leather», not «made of leather».

In the corpora

• Some sharks and rays lay eggs in leathery cases called mermaid's purses, while other sharks give birth to live pups.
• Picture a beach after a storm: among the seaweed lies a black leathery pouch with curly corners.
• Reptiles have dry, scaly skin and most lay eggs with leathery shells.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «leathery» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.