Meaning of patent leathers | Babel Free
Examples
“[…] his patent leathers were beautifully polished, and his hair curled by machinery.”
“What if the fertilizer is sometimes on the sidewalk, gravel walk⟳, or front porch, and the first dark night finds it distributed by the Cinderellian slipper or patent leathers of some party bound pedestrian?”
“Kids with well-worn gym shoes mingled with children wearing patent leathers.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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