Rus·sia leather
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Definition of Russia leather
: leather made by tanning various skins with willow, birch, or oak and then rubbing the flesh side with a phenolic oil distilled from a European birch
— called also Russia calf
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“Russia leather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Russia%20leather. Accessed 14 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of Russia leather was circa 1633
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