patent leather

English

patent leather shoe

Etymology

So named because the category began with patented formulations for tanning and finishing; for more, see Wikipedia at patent leather § History.

Noun

patent leather (countable and uncountable, plural patent leathers)

1. Leather that has been given a high-gloss, shiny finish.

Related terms

• leathergoods
• leatherwork
• patent leathers
• shoe-leather

 

Translations

glossy leather

• Finnish: kiiltonahka (fi), lakeeri (fi)
• French: cuir verni m
• Galician: charol m
• German: Lackleder n, Glacéleder n, Glanzleder n
• Hungarian: lakkbőr (hu)
• Italian: copale m or f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: lakklær n

  Nynorsk: lakklêr n

• Polish: skóra lakierowana f
• Spanish: charol (es) m, patente (es) m (Venezuela)
• Tagalog: tsarol
• Turkish: rugan (tr)
• Volapük: laigaküir