variants
or less commonly suède
1
: leather with a napped surface
2
: a fabric finished with a nap to simulate suede
sueded; sueding
: to give a suede finish or nap to (a fabric or leather)
: to give cloth or leather a suede finish
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Ebony-Renee Baker, refinery29.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Students strutted in blue suede and shiny black leather to country music around the auction floor.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
Some boots were in brown or red suede, others in black leather.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 25 Jan. 2025
Gift it in suede or pebbled leather, and in one of seven colorways.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 24 Jan. 2025
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Noun
For example, underneath this incredibly soft suede jacket.
—Ebony-Renee Baker, refinery29.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Students strutted in blue suede and shiny black leather to country music around the auction floor.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
Some boots were in brown or red suede, others in black leather.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 25 Jan. 2025
Gift it in suede or pebbled leather, and in one of seven colorways.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Suede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suede. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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