# nubuck

> top-grain leather that has been sanded or buffed on the grain side, or outside, to give a slight nap of short protein fibers, producing a velvet-like surface

**Wikidata**: [Q28864](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28864)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubuck)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/nubuck


## References

1. [Source](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nubuck)
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013