maril

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ornamental binding material with a variegated grain, made from scraps of coloured leather mixed in a resin, compressed, and dried.

Pronunciation

/mæˈɹɪl/ /mɛˈɹɪl/

Word forms

maril

Etymology

Coined by British bookbinder Phillip Smith as a clipping of Silmaril, the name of three jewels in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.

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