But at the time of which we are speaking pieces of armour of the same shape as those we have been describing were sometimes made, for the sake of lightness, of cuir bouilli instead of metal.
Carajan, that they wear armour of boiled leather (French text, armes cuiraces de cuir bouilli).
Some remarks oncuir bouilli will be found in Cutts, Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages, p.
The abundance of ornament in the latter specimen seems to imply a moulded material--cuir bouilli?
At the close of this century first appear the Greaves, of metal or cuir bouilli, covering the front of the leg from the knee to the instep.
To the chausson were usually attached knee-pieces of some rigid material: metal, cuir bouilli, or a mixture of both.
Text which is "cuir de bufal," is probably the right one.
In order to protect the knee, a knee-cap, or genouilliere of cuir bouilli, was fastened over it.
These scales were either of iron, bronze, orcuir bouilli.
Is duilich cuir an aghaidh dàn: Who can oppose Fate, who set himself against Destiny?
The bare walls were hung with serge of a bright and cheerful blue; a rich carpet de cuir covered the oak table, on which lay musical instruments, curiously inlaid, with a few manuscripts, chiefly of English and Provencal poetry.
Some of the cases of leather made by the cuir boulli process are circular, there being separate holes for each of the knives they were intended to contain.
Most of the decorated leather work of that period, examples of which are not very difficult to secure, was made by the cuir boulli process.
There is also a remarkable piece, a wood box covered over with leather embossed by the cuir boulli process.
From that custom, no doubt, arose the common practice of fitting separate sets, and afterwards sets for more than one person, in cases, the materials used being for many years the beautifully embossed cuir boulli leather work.
Cover of work-box of wood covered with embossed leather, cuir bouilli.
Before leaving the subject of carved leather, mention must be made of cuir bouilli, which was used in conjunction with it during the Middle Ages, chiefly for sheaths and cases, and is now unfortunately a lost art.
Saint Andre de Lignereux, in Le Cuir d'Art francais, tells us that the leather was boiled with gums and resins obtained from the East, and moulded and cut while still soft from this treatment.
Cover of case for a cup in wood covered with leather, cuir bouilli, cut, embossed, painted and gilt.
The curious may consult the Recherches sur le Cuir doré, anciennement appelé Cuir basané, by M.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "cuir" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
