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== Description == | == Description == | ||
An antelope, ''Damaliscus albifrons'', native to South Africa that has curved horns and a white blaze on its face. Blesbok skin has been tanned to produce a coarse-grain [ | An antelope, ''Damaliscus albifrons'', native to South Africa that has curved horns and a white blaze on its face. Blesbok skin has been tanned to produce a coarse-grain [[leather]] that imitates [[sealskin]]. | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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blesbock; blesbuck; bontebok | blesbock; blesbuck; bontebok | ||
== | ==Resources and Citations== | ||
* | * Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 | ||
* | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | ||
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Latest revision as of 17:03, 8 May 2022
Description
An antelope, Damaliscus albifrons, native to South Africa that has curved horns and a white blaze on its face. Blesbok skin has been tanned to produce a coarse-grain leather that imitates sealskin.
Synonyms and Related Terms
blesbock; blesbuck; bontebok
Resources and Citations
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998