Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
suede
noun · first attested 19th century
The leather is named for Sweden, in French.
Leather with a napped finish, usually from the inner surface.
Record
- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
Explanations here are written for this atlas. Dictionary text is not copied; the sources are linked so the claim can be checked.
- Step 1
Sweden
- Step 2
Suède
- Step 3
gants de Suède
- In English
suede
English suede comes from French gants de Suède, “gloves of Sweden.” The napped leather was associated with Swedish gloves, then the country name became the finish.
Also pinned to Sweden
2 more from the same place
Sweden
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