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morocco

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mo·roc·co /məˈrɒkəʊ $ məˈrɑːkoʊ/ noun [uncountable]  TCNTIMfine soft leather used especially for covering books 摩洛哥革〔尤用来做书籍封面〕
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moroccoCloth-bound editions were issued almost simultaneously and others in calf and morocco soon appeared.Calf and morocco can dry out to become lifeless and lustreless, instead of sprightly and glowing.Right: A handsome array in calf, morocco and vellum.What is it called, morocco?An elegant morocco binding, with the royal arms.It turned out to be the poems of Tennyson, bound in green morocco.The room contained a piano, some books bound in morocco and others with velvet and silken bindings and gold-leafed edges.The typical morocco patterning is clear.
nMorocco  na country in northwest Africa on the Mediterranean Sea, whose people speak Arabic, Berber, and French, and whose cities include Casablanca, Marrakesh, and Tangier. Population 32,649,130 (2014). Capital: Rabat.Moroccan noun, adjectiveOrigin morocco (1600-1700) Morocco, where it was first made
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leather especially fine covering for used soft Corpus


Morocco
Morocco
a country in northwest Africa on the Mediterranean Sea, whose people speak Arabic, Berber, and French, and whose cities include Casablanca, Marrakesh, and Tangier. Population 34,343,219 (2008). Capital: Rabat.
—Moroccan noun, adjective


morocco
morocco /məˈrɒkəʊ $ məˈrɑːkoʊ/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Morocco, where it was first made
fine soft leather used especially for covering books


mo·roccoBrE /məˈrɒkəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /məˈrɑːkoʊ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] fine soft leather made from the skin of a goat, used especially for making shoes and covering books 摩洛哥山羊皮革(柔软细腻,尤用于制鞋或书封皮)


MoroccoBrE /məˈrɒkəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /məˈrɑːkoʊ/ 🔊 noun [singular] a country in North Africa 摩洛哥(北非国家)