RUSSIA LEATHER


Meaning of RUSSIA LEATHER in English

Pronunciation: ' r ə -sh ə -

Function: noun

Etymology: Russia, Europe

Date: 1658

: leather made by tanning various skins with willow, birch, or oak and then rubbing the flesh side with a phenolic oil distilled from a European birch ― called also Russia calf

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