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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Soft, durable [ | + | Soft, durable [[leather]] made from the skin of a young [[goat]]. Kidskin has a fine texture and is often used for making [[vellum]] and gloves (kid gloves). In the United States, the name kidskin is loosely used for leather products from both young and old goats for marketing purposes. |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | kid skin; ski-skin; goatskin; pele de cabrito (Port.); cabritilla (Esp.); huid van een jong geitje (Ned); | + | kid skin; kid leather; ski-skin; goatskin; pele de cabrito (Port.); cabritilla (Esp.); huid van een jong geitje (Ned); |
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| − | == | + | == Resources and Citations == |
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 433 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 433 | ||
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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 | ||
| − | * | + | * American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org |
* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | ||
Latest revision as of 09:58, 17 August 2020
Description
Soft, durable Leather made from the skin of a young Goat. Kidskin has a fine texture and is often used for making Vellum and gloves (kid gloves). In the United States, the name kidskin is loosely used for leather products from both young and old goats for marketing purposes.
Synonyms and Related Terms
kid skin; kid leather; ski-skin; goatskin; pele de cabrito (Port.); cabritilla (Esp.); huid van een jong geitje (Ned);
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 433
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org
- 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
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000