saddle leather
noun
: leather made of cowhide that is usually tanned with vegetable tannins and is used especially for saddlery
also
: smooth polished leather simulating this
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It’s made with saddle leather that softens over time, and one Amazon reviewer reports that since owning this belt for years, it’s held up beautifully.
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Danielle Calma, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025
The whiskey features aromas of mesquite, molasses, roasted corn, and saddle leather.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
This wine is deep inky purple in the glass with aromas of black berry, saddle leather, cassis, and red plum with silky soft tannins and flavors of black currant, raspberry, and a touch of graphite in the finish.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 May 2025
To commemorate the company’s 160th anniversary this year, Stetson created a limited-edition premium straw hat, the JBS Edition 50X, made from shantung straw with a saddle leather hatband and sweatband and gold JBS branding iron hat pit with inset stones.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Danielle Calma, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025
The whiskey features aromas of mesquite, molasses, roasted corn, and saddle leather.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
This wine is deep inky purple in the glass with aromas of black berry, saddle leather, cassis, and red plum with silky soft tannins and flavors of black currant, raspberry, and a touch of graphite in the finish.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 May 2025
To commemorate the company’s 160th anniversary this year, Stetson created a limited-edition premium straw hat, the JBS Edition 50X, made from shantung straw with a saddle leather hatband and sweatband and gold JBS branding iron hat pit with inset stones.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Saddle leather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20leather. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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