Usually means: Glossy, coated leather with shine.
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We found 23 dictionaries that define the word patent leather:

General (20 matching dictionaries)
  1. patent leather: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. patent leather: Merriam-Webster
  3. patent leather: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. patent leather: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. patent leather: Collins English Dictionary
  6. patent leather: Vocabulary.com
  7. patent-leather, patent leather: Wordnik
  8. patent leather: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. patent leather: Wiktionary
  10. patent leather: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. patent leather: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Patent leather, patent leather: Dictionary.com
  13. Patent leather: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. patent leather: Rhymezone
  15. patent leather: FreeDictionary.org
  16. patent leather: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. PATENT LEATHER: Ye Olde English Sayings
  18. patent leather: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. patent leather: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. patent leather: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Book Binding (No longer online)

(Note: See patent_leathers as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (patent leather)

▸ noun:  Leather that has been given a high-gloss, shiny finish.

Similar:
leatherette, glossy magazine, parchment, Keratol, satin paper, vegetable leather, pegamoid, glassine, plain paper, paste-wash, more...

Opposite:
matte, dull, unpolished

Types:
shiny, glossy, reflective, mirrored, more...

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Similar:
leatherette, glossy magazine, parchment, Keratol, satin paper, vegetable leather, pegamoid, glassine, plain paper, paste-wash, more...

Opposite:
matte, dull, unpolished

Types:
shiny, glossy, reflective, mirrored, more...



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