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cuir-bouilli

cuir-bouilli is the alternative form of cuir bouilli.

Meaning of cuir bouilli

Noun

cuir bouilli (uncountable)

  1. Leather treated so as to become tough and rigid (and able to hold a moulded shape and decoration), used for artwork, carrying cases, and armor.
    • Cuir-bouilli was leather softened by boiling (generally in oil), and stamped or moulded into a definite form when in that condition; upon drying it became intensely hard and tough.1909, Charles Henry Ashdown, European Arms & Armor, page 65

Questions about cuir-bouilli

What is cuir-bouilli the alternative form of?
Cuir-bouilli is the alternative form of cuir bouilli.

Words near cuir-bouilli in the dictionary

  1. cuing in
  2. cuing off
  3. cuing up
  4. cuings
  5. cuir bouilli
  6. cuir-bouilli
  7. cuir-bouilly
  8. cuirass
  9. cuirasse
  10. cuirassed
  11. cuirassement

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