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Definition of patent leather noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

patent leather

noun
 
/ˌpeɪtnt ˈleðə(r)/
 
/ˌpætnt ˈleðər/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a type of leather with a hard shiny surface, used especially for making shoes and bagsTopics Clothes and Fashionc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPatent leather is used before these nouns:
    • shoe
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