Difference between revisions of "Kip"
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kipskin; kip calf; cuero de vaquilla (Esp.) | kipskin; kip calf; cuero de vaquilla (Esp.) | ||
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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 06:02, 1 May 2016
Description
Small, untanned hides from adolescent cattle. Kips are obtained when the calves are two to five years old - too old for the hides to be called calfskins, but still of a finer quality than is obtained from fully mature, aged cattle. Kips generally make a fine textured Leather that is soft and pliable.
Synonyms and Related Terms
kipskin; kip calf; cuero de vaquilla (Esp.)
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
- 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
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998