Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Leathery \Leath"er*y\, a.
   Resembling leather in appearance or consistence; tough. ``A
   leathery skin.'' --Grew.

Source : WordNet®

leathery
     adj : resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
           [syn: {coriaceous}, {leathered}, {leatherlike}]