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wallaby; kangaroo leather; gangurru (Aborigine); cuir de kangourou (Fr.); piel de canguro (Esp.); kangoeroehuid (Ned); pele de canguru (Port.); pademelon; quokka; macropod; joey | wallaby; kangaroo leather; gangurru (Aborigine); cuir de kangourou (Fr.); piel de canguro (Esp.); kangoeroehuid (Ned); pele de canguru (Port.); pademelon; quokka; macropod; joey | ||
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* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 | * Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 | ||
Revision as of 05:56, 1 May 2016
Description
The skin from any of the long-legged marsupials in the family Macropodidae (Macropus rufus, Macropus giganteus, Macropus fuliginosus) native to Australia and nearby islands. Kangaroos and wallabies have a soft, durable skin that is thin and strong. Usually prepared with a chrome-tanned finish, wallaby or kangaroo leather does not scuff easily and polishes to a high gloss. The skins have been used for bookbinding, shoe uppers, and gloves.
Synonyms and Related Terms
wallaby; kangaroo leather; gangurru (Aborigine); cuir de kangourou (Fr.); piel de canguro (Esp.); kangoeroehuid (Ned); pele de canguru (Port.); pademelon; quokka; macropod; joey
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: Kangaroo." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2 Sept. 2004 .
- Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937
- Website address 1 Comment: American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo (accessed Nov. 25, 2004)