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CUIR CORDOVAN [1 record]

Record 1 2016-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leather Industry
DEF

Leather made from the shell of a horse butt, viz. from a kidney-shaped, very compact layer occurring in the butt of equine animals only, and isolated by removing the skin layer above and below it.

OBS

It is vegetable tanned and curried.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du cuir
DEF

Partie du cuir provenant de la culée d'un cheval (miroir) prélevée dans la couche très compacte qui existe uniquement dans le croupon des équidés et qui a été isolée en retirant les couches supérieure et inférieure de la peau.

OBS

Ce cuir de tannage végétal, est corroyé.

Key term(s)
  • cuir cordovan

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