coriaceous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
    leatherlike; leathery; leathered.

WordNet

Co`ri*a"ceous adjective
Etymology
L. coriaceous, fr. corium leather. See Cuirass.
Definitions
  1. Consisting of or resembling, leather; leatherlike; tough.
  2. (Bot.) Stiff, like leather or parchment.

Webster 1913