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Corinthian leather
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English
Etymology
A marketing coinage from 1974.
Noun
A type of leather upholstery used in certain luxury vehicles of the Chrysler automobile company.
Usage notes
The term Corinthian leather, remembered from certain American automobile commercials, was a marketing invention and never referred to a specific type of leather.