| Word | reccine, Rexine |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. An artificial leather made of cloth surfaced with cellulose nitrate, camphor oil, pigment, and alcohol. |
| Sentence | Reverend Mother, locked up in the pantry and kitchen, sealed behind her lips, was incapable – because of her vow – of expressing her distrust of the young merchant in reccine and leathercloth who came to visit her daughter. |
| Source | Midnight's Children, p. 65 |
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