maroquin
English
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Book bound in maroquin
Etymology
From French, alteration of marocain (“Moroccan”), where the leather was first produced. Doublet of marocain.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧ro‧quin
Noun
maroquin (countable and uncountable, plural maroquins)
- (somewhat dated) leather made from goatskin
- 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 122
- Oscillating freely a long chair incense swinger, a youthful server, magnificent in white silk stockings and Neapolitan-violet maroquin shoes, presented himself on the threshold in a fragrant veil of smoke.
- 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 122
Usage notes
Somewhat refined or dated: the Anglicized morocco leather or simply morocco is often used instead.
Synonyms
- (goatskin leather): morocco leather, morocco
See also
- chargrin
- shagreen
French
Etymology
Alteration of marocain (“Moroccan”), where the leather was first produced
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ʁɔ.kɛ̃/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛ̃
- Homophones: marocain, Marocain, marocains, Marocains
Noun
maroquin m (plural maroquins)
- marocain (type of leather)
- Object made of marocain
- (figuratively, by extension) ministerial briefcase
Derived terms
- maroquinerie
Further reading
- “maroquin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.