Coriaceous (adj)
kor-ee-ay-shus
of or like leather.
Coriaceous was first recorded in 1665–75 and comes from the Late Latin word coriāceus, which means “leathern.” The related word corium, used in the fields of anatomy and zoology, means “skin.”
Example sentences
“Books bound with coriaceous materials.”
Word of the Day - Ergatocracy (noun) ur-gat-ok-ra-see Government by the workers.
