top-grain
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Top-grain describes leather made from the outermost layer of animal hide, with the surface lightly sanded or buffed to remove imperfections.
It's a step below full-grain leather in quality but more uniform in appearance: a top-grain leather sofa.
The term appears mainly in furniture and accessories marketing.
cowhide
Tanned bovine leather
corrected · upholstery · furniture · durability · aniline · pigmented · embossed · split · tannery · patina
- leather typescowhide, nubuck, suede, nappa, patent leather
leather quality hierarchy
top-grainbonded leather
Fiber-blended imitation material
genuine leather · faux leather · pleather · leatherette · synthetic leather
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