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Definition of Rexine
1. Noun. A type of leather imitation, as used for things like book covers and upholstery. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rexine
1. a strong, coated cloth used as a covering material for books -- a trademark [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rexine
Literary usage of Rexine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Library Economy by James Duff Brown, William Charles Berwick Sayers (1920)
"... and rexine cloths are treated in a special way with some preparation of
celluloid to render them impervious to dirt and moisture. ..."
2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1920)
"... the big combine offering standard lines of thread, made up for hand or machine
sewing at very reasonable figures. Imitation leathers of the rexine and ..."
3. The English Catalogue of Booksby Sampson Low by Sampson Low (1908)
"Also at is, and is. (d, cloth. The New Cook Book. Edited by GRACE E. DENISON.
Post 8vo (8 by 6). 408 pp., specially bound in durable rexine, price 3s. ..."
4. Chemistry in the Service of Man by Alexander Findlay (1916)
"Such imitation leathers, like rexine for example, are now very largely used for
the upholstering of furniture and for other purposes. ..."
5. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"In can be used before a noun or a gerund: The teacher, college students, and
seventh-grade students all assist in the project —rexine A. Langen, ..."
6. The Library World (1905)
"sd Strongly bound in rexine (Imitation Leather), Gilt Titles ISO Neatly Bound
Half Morocco, Gilt Titles and Edges 1 IT 6 Imperial 410 (15 by n inches ; Maps ..."
7. Library WorldLibraries (1903)
""rexine" leathers and washable cloths, can be obtained on application. MSS.
CAREFULLY RESTORED, MOUNTED AND BOUND. NEW BOOKS SUPPLIED BOUND FROM THE SHEETS. ..."
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