cuir-bouilli

/ (ˌkwɪəbuːˈjiː) /

noun

a type of leather hardened by soaking in wax, used for armour before the 14th century

Word Origin for cuir-bouilli

French, literally: boiled leather

Words nearby cuir-bouilli

cufic, cui, cui bono, cui-ui, cuiabá, cuir-bouilli, cuirass, cuirassier, cuirie, cuisenaire rod, cuisinart

Example sentences from the Web for cuir-bouilli

  • The style was none other than a piecing together of the best features of chain mail, plate, and cuir-bouilli.

    Chats on Military Curios |Stanley C. Johnson

  • When it had dried to a fitting hardness it was covered with cuir-bouilli, or boiled leather, which made it watertight.

    On the Spanish Main |John Masefield

  • A ridged knee-defence of cuir-bouilli or plate enveloping the knee, over the mail.

    Armour in England |J. Starkie Gardner

  • Cuir-bouilli, leather softened by boiling, during which process it took any form or impression required, and afterwards hardened.

    Some Heroes of Travel |W. H. Davenport Adams