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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
tree calf , under calf.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A bright brown polished calfskin binding of books, stained with a conventional treelike design.
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reesetee commented on the word tree calf
A highly polished calf bookbinding with a distinctive treelike pattern, like this.
February 20, 2007
ruzuzu commented on the word tree calf
Also see tree-calf.
September 26, 2014