[f. LEATHER sb. + -OID.] A fabric consisting of cotton paper, chemically treated so as to resemble raw-hide.
1882. Knowledge, 18 Aug., 193/1. It [Leatheroid] consists of a number of thicknesses of cotton paper…. The … strength and adhesion it possesses are derived from a chemical bath.
1900. Munsey, July, 517/1. Telescopes made of leatheroid.
