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Rexine|ˈrɛksiːn|
Also rexine.
The proprietary name of a kind of imitation leather used in upholstery, book-binding, etc. Also attrib. and Comb.
1911Coutts & Stephen Man. Libr. Bookbinding iv. 56 There are several textile fabrics, known as Rexine..and Pegamoid, etc., produced as substitutes for leather. 1915Trade Marks Jrnl. 18 Aug. 860 Rexine... Artificial leather and goods manufactured wholly or principally thereof..British Leather Cloth Manufacturing Co., Limited,..Hyde, near Manchester; leather cloth manufacturers. 1922[see Pegamoid]. 1930Daily Tel. 5 Apr. 21/3 (Advt.), Sale... Three-piece suites in hide, rexine and fabrics, [etc.]. 1946T. H. White Mistress Masham's Repose xix. 158 She carried a Rexine shopping bag. 1960Practical Wireless XXXVI. 287/1 (Advt.), This contemporary cabinet in two-tone grey rexine is ideal for the modern home. 1963J. Clements Bookbinding ix. 78 Rexine and some imitation cloths need to be cleaned with methylated spirit..before tooling. 1971R. P. Jhabvala Experience of India 140 Their drawingroom was furnished with a blue rexine-covered sofa-set. 1975E. Burdett Craft of Bookbinding viii. 361 Leathercloth..was the original waterproof cloth first made at the turn of the century, one of the best known being ‘Rexine’, with a surface consisting of several coatings of nitro-cellulose. 1977Transatlantic Rev. lx. 161 In the dining room, never used, there was a square table with six rexine-seated chairs around it. |