law calf
1. A general term applied to an uncolored
calfskin. 2. A cream-colored vegetable-tanned
calfskin with a smooth grain surface, at one time
used in covering the better grades of law books,
but now largely superseded by buckram. Also called
"fair calf," and, incorrectly, law sheep. See
also: LAW BINDING
(1) ; LAW
BUCKRAM . (154
, 156 , 264 )
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