maroquin

British

/ -kwɪn, ˌmærəˈkiːn, ˈmærəkɪn /

noun

tanning morocco leather

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Etymology

Origin of maroquin

C16: from French: Moroccan

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maroquin

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

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