Hypertext Webster Gateway: "morocco"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Morocco \Mo*roc"co\, n. [Named from Morocco, the country. Cf.
{Morris} the dance.]
A fine kind of leather, prepared commonly from goatskin
(though an inferior kind is made of sheepskin), and tanned
with sumac and dyed of various colors; -- said to have been
first made by the Moors.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Morocco
n 1: a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa;
achieved independence from France in 1956 [syn: {Morocco},
{Kingdom of Morocco}, {Maroc}, {Marruecos}, {Al-Magrib}]
2: a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for
shoes and book bindings etc.
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