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When I Say Suede, I Say Sweden

December 31, 2008

1 minute

I’ve just learned the etymology ofÂ the word “suede.” It seems rather obvious now that I think about it.

undressed kid skin, 1884, from gants de SuÃ¨de (1859), lit. “gloves of Sweden,” from Fr. SuÃ¨de “Sweden.”