napa leather

English

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Etymology

The leather takes its name from Napa, California, where the process of making napa leather was created by Emanuel Manasse, a German tanner working for The Sawyer Tanning Company.

Noun

napa leather (plural napa leathers)

  1. A type of leather, noted for its soft feel, made from the skin of sheep or goats.
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