cuir bouilli

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cuir bouilli, from cuir (“leather”) + bouilli (“boiled”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /kwɪɚ bu.ji/
(UK) IPA^(key): /kwɪə bu.ji/

Noun

cuir bouilli (uncountable)

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.
- 1909, Charles Henry Ashdown, European Arms & Armor, page 65:
  Cuir-bouilli was leather softened by boiling (generally in oil), and stamped or moulded into a definite form when in that condition; upon drying it became intensely hard and tough.

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