Cowhide

Description

A durable leather made from the unsplit or grainsplit hide of any bovine, such as Bos taurus. Cowhide produces a tough, strong leather with a coarse grain. Vegetable tanned cowhide is used for sole leather. The grainsplit portion of cowhides are used for luggage, upholstery, handbags, harnesses, saddles, and belts.

Synonyms and Related Terms

cattle hide; cow hide; Bos taurus; ox hide

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  Dairy cow

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  Hereford bull

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  Cowhide

Authority

• 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