buff leather

noun

: a strong supple oil-tanned leather produced chiefly from cattle hides

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For all the commotion, the shoe itself (particularly in a sea of gargantuan sneakers) is surprisingly understated in a muted palette of buff leather. Mimi Lombardo, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2024 Both totes come in four hues, including black leather, pine leather, buff leather and ruby leather. Banu Ibrahim, CNN Underscored, 19 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of buff leather was in 1580

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“Buff leather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buff%20leather. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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