cuir-bouil|li

cuir-bouil|li
cuir-bouil|li «KWEER boo YEE», noun.
French. leather boiled or soaked in hot water and pressed into any required shape, which it is capable of retaining. Owing to its extreme hardness, it offers considerable resistance to cuts and blows.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • cuir-bouil — cuir bouil·li; …   English syllables

  • cuir-bouilli — cuir bouil·li …   English syllables

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

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