cuirbouly

English

Noun

cuirbouly (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of cuir bouilli
   • 1871, “Concerning the Tartar Customs of War”, in Henry Yule, transl., The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East, volume I, London: John Murray, page 228:

     On their backs they wear armour of cuirbouly prepared from buffalo and other hides, which is very strong.

   • 1883, E[mma] L[ouisa] S[eeley], Belt and Spur: Stories of the Knights of the Middle Ages from the Old Chronicles, New York, N.Y.: Scribner and Welford, page 293:

     The fourth horse was covered with cuirbouly (leather), and over it a rich cloth of gold.

   • 1931, Dorothy Hartley, Mediæval Costume and Life: A Review of Their Social Aspects Arranged Under Various Classes and Workers with Instructions for Making Numerous Types of Dress, page 52:

     Note in (A) the curious leather gauntlets, the plate (or cuirbouly) knee guards and the tall open helmet (bascinet).

   • 1931, Francis M[ichael] Kelly, Randolph Schwabe, “ii. “Mixed” Armour (Late Period, 1350–1400)”, in A Short History of Costume & Armour, Chiefly in England, volumes I (1066–1485), Benjamin Blom, Inc., published 1968, →LCCN, part II (Armour), page 66:

     Although the sleeved Haubergeon persisted in use, there are indications that independent pieces of mail attached to the acketon and hose were beginning to be used, instead of the complete coat of mail, wherever the cuirbouly or “white” harness left the joints exposed: […]

   • 2009, David Foster, Sons of the Rumour, Picador, page 87:

     ‘[…] I’ll have you each fitted with a cuirbouly.’ So we were each fitted with a cuirbouly. A yak was killed, the leather boiled till soft then fitted to our chests and left to harden in the sun.