leatherwork

English

Etymology

leather + work

Noun

leatherwork (countable and uncountable, plural leatherworks)

  1. The making of articles from leather.
    • 2006, Carl Waldman, Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes, page 65:
      In addition to their leatherwork, woodwork, stonework, and bonework, the Chipewyan also worked in metal.
  2. Articles thus produced.
    • 1940, John Betjeman, Group Life: Letchworth:
      Sympathy is stencilling
      Her decorative leatherwork

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