CUIR-BOUILLI


Meaning of CUIR-BOUILLI in English

|kwir(ˌ)bü|yē noun

( -s )

Etymology: French cuir bouilli, literally, boiled leather

: leather softened by soaking, pressed, molded, or stamped to shape, and hardened by drying and used for armor in the middle ages and for decorative objects (as book covers)

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