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Agave
noun · 78% connection
A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceae) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly called Aloe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Ash
noun · 78% connection
A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Bolas
n. sing. & pl. · 78% connection
A kind of missile weapon consisting of one, two, or more balls of stone, iron, or other material, attached to the ends of a leather co…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Brittle
adjective · 78% connection
Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Byssus
noun · 78% connection
A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Cagmag
noun · 78% connection
A tough old goose; hence, coarse, bad food of any kind.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Calf
noun · 78% connection
The young of the cow, or of the Bovine family of quadrupeds. Also, the young of some other mammals, as of the elephant, rhinoceros, hi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Camphor
noun · 78% connection
A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the Laurus family, esp. from Cinnamomum camphara (the Lauru…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Card
noun · 78% connection
A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a card of invitation;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Cartilaginous
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough like cartilage.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Chamois
noun · 78% connection
A small species of antelope (Rupicapra tragus), living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It posse…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Cobalt
noun · 78% connection
A tough, lustrous, reddish white metal of the iron group, not easily fusible, and somewhat magnetic. Atomic weight 59.1. Symbol Co.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Cordwain
noun · 78% connection
A term used in the Middle Ages for Spanish leather (goatskin tanned and dressed), and hence, any leather handsomely finished, colored,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Depectible
adjective · 78% connection
Tough; thick; capable of extension.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Dura mater
unknown · 78% connection
The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; -- freque…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Fiber
noun · 78% connection
Alt. of Fibre
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Fibre
noun · 78% connection
One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as, the fiber of flax or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
Fringe
noun · 78% connection
An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: consisting, resembling, leather, leatherlike, tough.
