soft leather

collocation in English

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soft
adjective
uk
/sɒft/us
/sɑːft/
not hard ...
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leather
noun[U]
uk
/ˈleð.ər/us
/ˈleð.ɚ/
animal skin treated in order to preserve it, and used to make shoes, bags, clothes, ...
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(Definition ofsoftandleatherfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They made mesoftleather.
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During the 1930s motor cyclists wore nothing on their heads, except, perhaps, asoftleatherhelmet.
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The interior is fitted withsoftleather.
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The fangs are apparently able to penetratesoftleather.
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They were made ofsoftleather, velvet, or silk.
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With asoftleathernoseband on a well-trained horse, the effect is minimal.
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The skins make a peculiarly strong,softleather, known as buckskin.
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As originally designed, the interior was elaborately furnished with walnut wood, oak,softleatherand silk.
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Initially,softleathercovered their fingers, but eventually, hard leather with metal sometimes was used.
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Its back/arm rest consists of two semi-circular, padded tubes encased insoftleather.
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It felt like a knitting needle covered with one or two layers ofsoftleather.
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It may be made fromsoftleather, canvas, or satin, and has flexible, thin soles.
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At the time, the standard clarinet used flat brass plates covered insoftleatherto cover the toneholes.
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While recuperating, he designed improvements to the boots, withsoftleatherand air-padded soles made of tyres.
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It is played with two flexible bamboo sticks withsoftleatherat the tips to produce the soft tone.
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As in the first half of the century, shoes were made fromsoftleather, velvet, or silk.
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Flaring-topped boots ofsoftleathercame almost to her knees, and a low-necked, wide-collared, wide-sleeved silk shirt completed her costume.
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Its promoters compared it to thick,softleather, and lauded its ease of cleaning, water resistance, warmth, and sound-deadening qualities.
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The leather cigar case has evolved considerably over the past 20 years, from asoftleatherpouch to a hard-leather safe, seemingly strong enough to pound nails.
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