slovo | definícia |
leathery (encz) | leathery,kožený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Leathery (gcide) | Leathery \Leath"er*y\, a.
Resembling leather in appearance or consistency; tough; as,
nothing but a leathery steak left to eat. "A leathery skin."
--Grew.
[1913 Webster] |
leathery (wn) | leathery
adj 1: resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
[syn: coriaceous, leathered, leatherlike,
leathery] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
leathery (encz) | leathery,kožený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
leathery grape fern (encz) | leathery grape fern, n: |
leathery polypody (encz) | leathery polypody, n: |
leathery turtle (encz) | leathery turtle, n: |
leathery turtle (gcide) | Leatherback \Leath"er*back`\, n. (Zool.)
A large sea turtle (Sphargis coriacea), having no bony
shell on its back. It is common in the warm and temperate
parts of the Atlantic, and sometimes weighs over a thousand
pounds; -- called also leather turtle, leathery turtle,
leather-backed tortoise, etc.
[1913 Webster] Leatheret |
leathery (wn) | leathery
adj 1: resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
[syn: coriaceous, leathered, leatherlike,
leathery] |
leathery grape fern (wn) | leathery grape fern
n 1: European fern with leathery and sparsely hairy fronds [syn:
leathery grape fern, Botrychium multifidum] |
leathery polypody (wn) | leathery polypody
n 1: stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having
ovate fronds parted to the midrib [syn: leatherleaf,
leathery polypody, coast polypody, {Polypodium
scouleri}] |
leathery turtle (wn) | leathery turtle
n 1: wide-ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace;
largest living turtle [syn: leatherback turtle,
leatherback, leathery turtle, Dermochelys coriacea] |
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