Usually means: Glossy, coated leather with shine.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word patent leather:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. patent leather: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. patent leather: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. patent leather: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. patent leather: Collins English Dictionary
  5. patent leather: Vocabulary.com
  6. patent-leather, patent leather: Wordnik
  7. patent leather: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. patent leather: Wiktionary
  9. patent leather: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. patent leather: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Patent leather, patent leather: Dictionary.com
  12. Patent leather: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. patent leather: Rhymezone
  14. patent leather: Free Dictionary
  15. patent leather: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. PATENT LEATHER: Ye Olde English Sayings
  17. patent leather: Dictionary/thesaurus

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. patent leather: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. patent leather: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Book Binding (No longer online)

(Note: See patent_leathers as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (patent leather)

noun:  Leather that has been given a high-gloss, shiny finish.

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