glove leather

noun

: a soft lightweight leather

Examples of glove leather in a Sentence

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Made from Nappa glove leather with a metallic finish that feels polished (but not obnoxious or flashy), this antique gold round-toe ballet flat is soft and lightweight. Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2026 Secondskin is incredibly supple—think glove leather but with the durability to handle actual travel. Dan Michel, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025 The designer rose to the challenge, using by applying his printing technique to the thinnest glove leather. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024 And Napa glove leather is used to make supple leather jumpsuits in a deep red with orange undertones or black. Colleen Barry, ajc, 25 Sep. 2022 By February, spring products such as trunks and additional accessories such as glove leather money clips will be released. Maury Brown, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021 Sensations of baseball — the smell of glove leather and grass and the crack and clunk of bat on ball — will be threaded through the game when teams from Connecticut and New York City play on Saturday. Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 13 Oct. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of glove leather was in 1721

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“Glove leather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glove%20leather. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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