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a very soft leather made from the skins of calves and having a suede finish on the flesh side

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  1. n. a very soft leather made from the skins of calves and having a suede finish on the flesh side
  2. Leather made from sheep and calf skins by mechanically forcing ooze through them; esp., such leather with a soft, finely granulated finish (called sometimes velvet finish) put on the flesh side for special purposes. Ordinary ooze leather is used for shoe uppers, in bookbinding, etc. Hence Ooze calf, Ooze finish, etc.
  3. Leather made from sheep and calf skins by mechanically forcingooze through them; esp., such leather with a soft, finely granulatedfinish (called sometimes velvet finish) put on the flesh side forspecial purposes. Ordinary ooze leather is used for shoe uppers, inbookbinding, etc. Hence Ooze calf, Ooze finish, etc.