patent leather
noun/ˌpeɪtnt ˈleðə(r)/
/ˌpætnt ˈleðər/
[uncountable]- a type of leather with a hard shiny surface, used especially for making shoes and bagsTopics Clothes and Fashionc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryPatent leather is used before these nouns:
- shoe
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