cuir-bouilli

noun

cuir-bouil·​li

¦kwir(ˌ)bü¦yē

plural -s

: 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)

Word History

Etymology

French cuir bouilli, literally, boiled leather

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