The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Suede \Suede\, Suede \Su[`e]de\(sw[=a]d, sw[asl]d, or sw[^a]d),
   n. [F., Sweden.]
   Swedish glove leather, -- usually made from lambskins tanned
   with willow bark. Also used adjectively; as, suede gloves;
   blue suede shoes.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + PJC]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

suede
    n 1: leather with a napped surface [syn: suede, suede
         leather]
    2: a fabric made to resemble suede leather [syn: suede cloth,
       suede]