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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- In decorative art, boiled leather, fitted by the process to receive impressed patterns, like those produced by chasing metal, and to retain the impression permanently.
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chained_bear commented on the word cuir bouilli
Boiled leather, used as a form of light armor, more commonly spelled cuirboille.
November 8, 2007
sionnach commented on the word cuir bouilli
This would have been an apposite term for the mystery meat served weekly at my high school. Sometimes it was in the form of a stew or casserole, or cuirbouillabaisse.
November 8, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word cuir bouilli
HA!
November 8, 2007