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Patent leather

Scope note

Cattle- or horse-hide leather, one side of which is covered with a flexible waterproof film having a lustrous and highly glazed surface produced by successive coats of daub, varnish, and lacquer. LCN

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000193362

Broader Terms used

<leather by process>

Term used for

leather, patent

Created

13yrs ago

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