cuir bouilliとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

In earlier uses, from Middle English quir-boili, cuirboille; in its modern form, borrowed from or respelling according to French cuir bouilli, from cuir (“leather”) + bouilli (“boiled”).

発音

• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /kwɪɚ bu.ji/
• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /kwɪə bu.ji/

名詞

cuir bouilli (uncountable)

1. Leather treated so as to become tough and rigid (かつ able to hold a moulded shape かつ decoration), used for artwork, carrying cases, and armor.
   • 1909, Charles Henry Ashdown, European Arms & Armor, page 65:

     Cuir-bouilli was leather softened by boiling (generally in oil), and stamped or moulded into a definite form when in that condition; upon drying it became intensely hard and tough.

関連する語

• cuirie, cuirass