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.

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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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