- 1. n. Leather softened by boiling so as to take any required shape. Upon drying, it becomes exceedingly hard, and hence was formerly used for armor. Source: opted
- 2. Leather softened by boiling so as to take any required shape. Upon drying, it becomes exceedingly hard, and hence was formerly used for armor. [Obs.] "His jambeux were of quyrboilly." Chaucer. Source: webster
- 3. Leather softened by boiling so as to take any required shape.Upon drying, it becomes exceedingly hard, and hence was formerly usedfor armor. [Obs.] "His jambeux were of quyrboilly." Chaucer. Source: adambom
Home / Dictionary / quirboilly
quirboilly
Thesaurus links
Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.
From the definitions
armorbecomesboilingdryingexceedinglyformerlyhardhenceleatherrequiredshapesoftenedtakeuponchaucerhisjambeuxObs
Nearby in the alphabet
Open full thesaurus page for quirboilly · Language as a Lens