straight
A term prefixed to a tanning or coloring process
to indicate that only the process thus specified
has been employed in the manufacture of a leather,
e.g., "straight vegetable," indicating tannage
solely by the use of vegetable tannins, or
"straight dyed," indicating coloring solely by
immersion of the leather in a dye bath without
subsequent application of pigmented finishes. (61 )
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