Synonyms for patent leather

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pat-nt, pat-n or, esp. British, peyt-nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæt nt, ˈpæt n or, esp. British, ˈpeɪt nt

Définition of patent leather

noun leather with glossy surface

Example sentences :

In fact, it is the only patent leather made that is not air-tight.
Extract from : « The Story of Leather » by Sara Ware Bassett

Mine was covered with patent leather and mounted with silver.
Extract from : « At the Court of the Amr » by John Alfred Gray

He shone all over, from his bald head to his patent leather boots.
Extract from : « Mrs. Thompson » by William Babington Maxwell

Slippers should either match the gown in color, or be of patent leather.
Extract from : « The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 » by Various

His top hat was unmistakably French, with a flat rim, and his boots were of patent leather.
Extract from : « In Friendship's Guise » by Wm. Murray Graydon

Patent leather boots and kid gloves are rarely worn by practical geologists.
Extract from : « Notes on Collecting and Preserving Natural-History Objects » by J. E. Taylor

Nursing one small foot, in a silk sock and a patent leather shoe, on his knee, he was immensely entertained.
Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad

Patent leather boots, spats, and a cane of huge proportions completed a turn-out which was distinctly startling.
Extract from : « King of Ranleigh » by F. S. (Frederick Sadlier) Brereton

They are made up with patent leather sides and bottom, with steel at the top.
Extract from : « The New Guide to Knitting & Crochet » by Marie Jane Cooper

The first displayed the portrait of a young man with a pure brow, an iron jaw, silk socks, and hair like patent leather.
Extract from : « Babbitt » by Sinclair Lewis

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