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plonge leather

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plonge leather
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of leather that is particularly soft and pliable.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the French plongé (cf. plonge), so named because the leather is plunged in oil for deep penetration into the material.

Usage

Inflected Forms

plonge leathers (plural) plongé leather (alternative)

Questions

What does plonge leather mean?
A type of leather that is particularly soft and pliable.
Where does plonge leather come from?
From the French plongé (cf. plonge), so named because the leather is plunged in oil for deep penetration into the material.

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