maroquin
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of maroquin
C16: from French: Moroccan
Example Sentences
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Gothiques, fig. et bois et titre MSS. feuilles dor�es, en maroquin, Paris, par Ant.
From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
On the other hand, if we could oblige Monsieur to comply with this law, he would be désolé; for it is not the matter which makes the book; it is the maroquin rouge.
From The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Hazlitt, William Carew
Morocco, Levant morocco, and maroquin all denote the same kind.
From Practical Bookbinding by Adam, Paul
Cape morocco, also called maroquin �cras�, is similar to this.
From Practical Bookbinding by Adam, Paul
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