Noun
leather with a hard glossy surface
Source: WordNetThe fellow is an absolute outsider, anyone can see that. He's got a great black beard, and wears patent leather boots in all weathers! Agatha Christie
Black are the horses. The horseshoes are black. On the dark capes glisten stains of ink and wax. Their skulls are leaden, which is why they do not weep. With their patent leather souls they come down the street. Federico García Lorca
(Streetwalker to friend) First he wants me to put on bunny ears and patent leather shoes, then he wants me to eat a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich. I go, "Mister, you are so sick. I don't do nitrites. Nicole Hollander
Most of the bitumen was used for waterproofing roofs, but other uses included fuels, lubrication oils, printers ink, medicines, rust and acid-proof paints, fireproof roofing, street paving, patent leather, and fence post preservatives. Source: Internet
I sat beside him, my little patent leather Mary Janes barely stretching beyond the deep bench seat. Source: Internet
Men's ballroom shoes are typically lace-ups with one-inch heels and patent leather uppers. Source: Internet