suede/sweɪd/EtymologyBorrowed from French gants de Suède (“gloves of Sweden”). Doublet of Swede.adjMade of suede.nounA type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.““She sheathed her legs in the sheerest of the nylons that her father had brought back from the Continent, and slipped her feet into the toeless, high-heeled shoes of black suède.””verbTo make (leather) into suede.To finish (fabric) by abrasion, giving it a fibrous surface.