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leathern

Meaning of “leathern”

Made of leather or animal skin.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Matthew 3:4

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The KJV occurrence

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Matthew 3:4
And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 3:4 · retained source text

And the same Iohn had his raiment of camels haire, and a leatherne girdle about his loynes, and his meate was locusts and wilde hony.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Made of leather; consisting of leather.

volume 2, leaf 48, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 175)

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