quirboilly

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quirboilly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Quirboilly \Quir"boil*ly`\, n. [OE. cuir bouilli.]
     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.
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