Leathern


[leth -ern] /ˈlɛð ərn/

adjective
1.
made of leather.
2.
resembling leather.
/ˈlɛðən/
adjective
1.
(archaic) made of or resembling leather
adj.

Old English leðren; see leather + -en (2).

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