English Explanatory Dictionary

cuir bouilli

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/kwɪɚ bu.ji/ /kwɪə bu.ji/

Word forms

cuir bouilli cuirboille cuir-bouilli cuir-bouilly cuirbouly

Etymology

In earlier uses, from Middle English quir-boili, cuirboille; in its modern form, borrowed from or respelling according to French cuir bouilli, from cuir (“leather”) + bouilli (“boiled”).

Related words

cuirie cuirass
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