wash-leather

[ wosh-leth-er, wawsh- ]

/ ˈwɒʃˌlɛð ər, ˈwɔʃ- /

a soft leather, usually sheepskin, dressed in imitation of chamois.

Origin of wash-leather

First recorded in 1625–35

There, too, was the wash-leather face, and other traits Vizard professed to know an actress's lover by.

The Woman-Hater |Charles Reade
"Oh, just a cheap pair of wash-leather ones," said Stanley humbly.

The Garden Party |Katherine Mansfield
Wash-leather gloves should be washed in clean suds, scarcely warm.

The American Frugal Housewife |Lydia M. Child
If only he had asked Mitty for a bit of wash-leather he might have polished up the brass slave-collar in the Satsuma dish.

Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) |Mary Cholmondeley

Thomas came and stood before them with a piece of wash-leather in one hand and a plated table-spoon in the other.

None Other Gods |Robert Hugh Benson