Russia leather Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a smooth leather tanned with willow, birch, or oak, and scented on the flesh side with birch oil
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- a soft kind of leather, made originally in Russia but now elsewhere, having a peculiar odor from being impregnated with an oil obtained from birch bark. It is much used in bookbinding, on account of its not being subject to mold, and being proof against insects.
