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A long-legged domestic rabbit with soft reddish-brown fur. Belgian rabbit fur is similar to [[angora]]. The soft, lustrous fur is used for hats, scarves, sweaters, and gloves. Additionally, the leg bone of the Belgian hare was traditionally used by goldbeaters to apply [[gypsum]] to [[goldbeater%27s%20skin|goldbeater's skins]] (Roberts and Etherington 1982). | A long-legged domestic rabbit with soft reddish-brown fur. Belgian rabbit fur is similar to [[angora]]. The soft, lustrous fur is used for hats, scarves, sweaters, and gloves. Additionally, the leg bone of the Belgian hare was traditionally used by goldbeaters to apply [[gypsum]] to [[goldbeater%27s%20skin|goldbeater's skins]] (Roberts and Etherington 1982). | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 388 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 388 | ||
Latest revision as of 14:19, 2 May 2022
Description
A long-legged domestic rabbit with soft reddish-brown fur. Belgian rabbit fur is similar to Angora. The soft, lustrous fur is used for hats, scarves, sweaters, and gloves. Additionally, the leg bone of the Belgian hare was traditionally used by goldbeaters to apply Gypsum to goldbeater's skins (Roberts and Etherington 1982).
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 388
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998