imitation leather
A coated fabric, rubber or plastic composition, or
absorbent paper, manufactured so as to resemble
genuine leather. Of the many efforts to find a
satisfactory substitute for leather, both proposed
and actually manufactured, only a few have any
extensive use in bookbinding today, and, as they
usually contain cellulose nitrate or
polychlorides, their permanence is suspect. Also
called "artificial leather." (198 , 264 )
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