cuir

Definitions of cuir
  1. noun
    an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
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    morceau de cuir, pièce de cuir
    a separate part consisting of leather
    peau de chamois
    a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
    daim
    leather from the hide of a deer
    peau de chevreau
    soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat
    talon
    a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
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    peau animale
    the outer covering of an animal
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