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maril.

An ornamental binding material with a variegated grain, made from scraps of coloured leather mixed in a resin, compressed, and dried.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mæˈɹɪl/UK/mɛˈɹɪl/US
  1. An ornamental binding material with a variegated grain, made from scraps of coloured leather mixed in a resin, compressed, and dried.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Coined by British bookbinder Phillip Smith as a clipping of Silmaril, the name of three jewels in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.

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