'Suede' is a word borrowed from French 'Suède (gants de)'. The word entered the English language some time around 1883.
suede [noun] [1883]
- leather with a napped surface
- a fabric finished with a nap to simulate suede
See 'suede' on the Loan Words Map
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Etymology: French 'gants de Suède' Swedish gloves
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