box calf
a chrome-tanned calfskin with square markings produced by graining.
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How to use box calf in a sentence
The soaking, liming and deliming processes are the same as for box calf.
Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner BennettThey are now dressed to a large extent in imitation of box calf, being much cheaper.
The dyeing of box calf is generally done in the drum tumbler, but there are several other methods.
Leather | K. J. AdcockWillow calf is exactly the same kind of leather as box calf, except that it is dyed brown instead of black.
Leather | K. J. AdcockIn finishing box calf the neutralization should be thorough, or the acid may cause trouble in dyeing and fat liquoring.
Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner Bennett
British Dictionary definitions for box calf
black calfskin leather, tanned with chromium salts, having a pattern of fine creases formed by boarding
Origin of box calf
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