/sweɪd/, /swed/
OriginBorrowed from French gants de Suède (“gloves of Sweden”). Doublet of Swede.
- uncountable, usuallyA type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.
““She sheathed her legs in the sheerest of the nylons that her father had brought back from the Continent, and slipped her feet into the toeless, high-heeled shoes of black suède.””
“Richard DeLongpre: Mmm, your belly skin is like suede.
Jeremy DeLongpre: Thanks.
Richard: Tough but soft, like a man.”
- not-comparableMade of suede.
- transitiveTo make (leather) into suede.
- transitiveTo finish (fabric) by abrasion, giving it a fibrous surface.
Formssuedes(plural) · suedes(present, singular, third-person) · sueding(participle, present) · sueded(participle, past) · sueded(past)