leather-hard

[ leth -er-hahrd ]
/ ˈlɛð ərˈhɑrd /

adjective

(of ceramic clay) moist but not sufficiently so to be plastic.

Origin of leather-hard

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby leather-hard

leat, leather, leather beetle, leather star, leather-bottle stomach, leather-hard, leather-lunged, leather-stocking tales, leatherback, leatherback turtle, leatherette

Example sentences from the Web for leather-hard

  • When leather-hard the whole may be turned gently over and the tile allowed to fall on to a board placed in readiness.

    The Potter's Craft |Charles F. Binns

  • Set the leather-hard cylinder upon a new bat which is slightly damp and which runs true, on the wheel.

    The Potter's Craft |Charles F. Binns