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patent leather
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patent leather
(noun)
patent leather
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ˈ
pætn̩t-/
Brit
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ˈ
peɪtn̩t-/
noun
patent leather
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ˈ
pætn̩t-/
Brit
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ˈ
peɪtn̩t-/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PATENT LEATHER
[
noncount
]
:
a type of leather that has a hard and shiny surface
shoes made of
patent leather
=
patent-leather
shoes
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