SUEDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does suede mean? 

• SUEDE (noun)
  The noun SUEDE has 2 senses:

1. leather with a napped surface

2. a fabric made to resemble suede leather

  Familiarity information: SUEDE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUEDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Leather with a napped surface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

suede; suede leather

Hypernyms ("suede" is a kind of...):

leather (an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fabric made to resemble suede leather

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

suede; suede cloth

Hypernyms ("suede" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suede"):

Ultrasuede (a synthetic suede cloth)