English · Idiom Historical

its cover was black leather

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

There are two of them preserved in the Public Record Office.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Có hai bản được lưu giữ tại Văn phòng Hồ sơ Công cộng

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Black & white Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “its cover was black leather” mean?

There are two of them preserved in the Public Record Office.

Is “its cover was black leather” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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