quirboilly

quirboilly
quirboil(l)y
obs. form of cuir-bouilli.

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  • Quirboilly — Quir boil*ly , n. [OE. cuir bouilli.] Leather softened by boiling so as to take any required shape. Upon drying, it becomes exceedingly hard, and hence was formerly used for armor. [Obs.] His jambeux were of quyrboilly. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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