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单词 box calf
释义

box calf


noun

a chrome-tanned calfskin with square markings produced by graining.

Origin of box calf

1900–05, Americanism; allegedly after Joseph Box, a London bootmaker

Words nearby box calf

box bed, boxberry, boxboard, box bolt, boxboy, box calf, box camera, box canyon, boxcar, box chronometer, box coat
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British Dictionary definitions for box calf

box calf

noun

black calfskin leather, tanned with chromium salts, having a pattern of fine creases formed by boarding

Word Origin for box calf

C20: named after Joseph Box, London shoemaker
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