Naugahyde

English Alternative forms en naugahyde naugahide Etymology A marketing coinage of the 1930s, from Naugatuck, Connecticut, where it was first produced, and en hide; it was humorously marketed as being the skin of an animal called a Nauga. Noun - An artificial leather made with a knit fabric backing and PVC coating. en pseudoleather en see pseudoleather § Hyponyms en 1990 Robert Klitgaard Tropical Gangsters: One Man's Experience with Development and Decadence in Deepest Africa The floor was of plain yellow tile, the chairs and sofa of what looked like light green Naugahyde. Derived terms en Nauga See also en Corinthian leather latex nitrile rubber vinyl PVC Further reading