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russia leather

Rus·sia leath·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ruhsh-uh leth -er]
    • /ˈrʌʃ ə ˈlɛð ər/
    • /ˈrʌʃə ˈleðə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhsh-uh leth -er]
    • /ˈrʌʃ ə ˈlɛð ər/

Definitions of russia leather words

  • noun russia leather a fine, smooth leather produced by careful tanning and dyeing, especially in dark red: originally prepared in Russia. 1
  • noun russia leather a smooth dyed leather made from calfskin and scented with birch tar oil, originally produced in Russia 0
  • noun russia leather a fine, smooth leather, usually dyed dark red, orig. made in Russia of hides treated with oil from birch bark: used in bookbinding, etc. 0
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Origin of russia leather

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60

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Parts of speech for Russia leather

noun
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russia leather popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

russia leather usage trend in Literature

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