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adj. Having the texture or appearance of leather: a leathery face.

adj. Having the consistency, feel, or texture of leather.

adj. Resembling leather in appearance or consistency; tough.

Resembling leather; tough and flexible like leather; specifically, in botany, coriaceous.

adj. resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable

"I think they actually use the word leathery in the description for one of the wines."

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fleshy    scaly    bony    gnarled    rubbery    hairy    wither    swarthy    glossy    fibrous