cuirboille

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A form of cuir bouilli — Leather treated so as to become tough and rigid (and able to hold a moulded shape and decoration), used for artwork, carrying cases, and armor.

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Meanings

nouncuirboille (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of cuir bouilli.

    It was wearing cuirboille barding, a heavy leather painted with beeswax, and it had a crinet of fluted plates around its neck with a gap for its mane to hang free. The Prince caught Meven staring at the animal.

    2005 09, Jean Rabe, The Finest Creation, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 24
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    “For that bronze-grafted cuirboille is not what you should be wearing either. This is how I fought alongside my friends when we battled in Illios and Mederlana. I fought taking the same risks as my brothers-in-arms.

    2012 September 27, Nikki Dorakis, The Dread Wolf: Book 2 : The Hand of Justice, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 403
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APA

cuirboille. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuirboille

MLA

“cuirboille.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuirboille. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuirboille,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuirboille.

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