Meaning & use
suede
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Leather with a soft, napped surface, made from the underside of animal skin.
See it in a sentence
She bought a pair of brown suede boots for the winter.
Suede stains easily and requires special cleaning care.
A note on using this word
The word comes from French 'gants de Suède,' meaning 'gloves from Sweden,' where the material was originally made.
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