Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Goatskins or sheepskins tanned with sumac and dyed in a variety of bright colors, without a previous stuffing with oils or fats.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
leather made fromgoatskins orsheepskins which istanned withsumac and thenbrightly dyed .
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One of the three volumes Cyby bad brought was as large as the top of a small table, a cubit in width and a scant ell in height; from the arms impressed upon its saffian cover, I supposed it to be the history of some old noble family.
The Shadow of the Torturer Wolfe, Gene 1980
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