box calf


noun

a chrome-tanned calfskin with square markings produced by graining.

Origin of box calf

1900–05, Americanism; allegedly after Joseph Box, a London bootmaker

British Dictionary definitions for box calf

box calf

noun

black calfskin leather, tanned with chromium salts, having a pattern of fine creases formed by boarding

Word Origin for box calf

C20: named after Joseph Box, London shoemaker