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French kid

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noun

  1. kidskin tanned by an alum or vegetable process and finished in a manner originally employed by the French.


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Dawkins is betting the future of the Wizards on an 18-year-old French kid who stands 6-foot-8 with a 7-foot-2 wingspan and a tantalizing skill set that’s ripe for further development.

From Washington Times • Jun. 26, 2023

“We have one French kid, he’s 16, he’s very questioning and doesn’t understand how it works in Northern Ireland. He said to one boy: ‘What do you mean, you’re Protestant?

From The Guardian • Jan. 21, 2017

The lace had been basted into the sleeves, and the dress, French kid boots, bow, and collar were laid away in the best chamber.

From Harper's Young People, May 18, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

"Miss Charlotte Alden wears French kid slippers every day, and I must wear mine."

From The Morgesons by Stoddard, Elizabeth

She had on a worked muslin frock with lace-trimmed pantalets, blue silk stockings, and black French kid ankle-ties.

From The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam

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