maroquin
English
editEtymology
editFrom French, alteration of marocain (“Moroccan”), where the leather was first produced. Doublet of marocain.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: ma‧ro‧quin
Noun
editmaroquin (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
editSomewhat refined or dated: the Anglicized morocco leather or simply morocco is often used instead.
Synonyms
edit- (goatskin leather): morocco leather, morocco
See also
editFrench
editEtymology
editAlteration of marocain (“Moroccan”), where the leather was first produced
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaroquin m (plural maroquins)
- marocain (type of leather)
- Object made of marocain
- (figuratively, by extension) ministerial briefcase
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “maroquin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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