box calf


noun
  1. a chrome-tanned calfskin with square markings produced by graining.

Origin of box calf

1
1900–05, Americanism; allegedly after Joseph Box, a London bootmaker

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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 Bennett
  • They 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. Adcock
  • Willow calf is exactly the same kind of leather as box calf, except that it is dyed brown instead of black.

    Leather | K. J. Adcock
  • In 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

box calf

noun
  1. black calfskin leather, tanned with chromium salts, having a pattern of fine creases formed by boarding

Origin of box calf

1
C20: named after Joseph Box, London shoemaker

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