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  • The Mope had to have a bespoke cock sweater made out of calf-skin.

    Grand Marnier Chris Okum 2011

  • It started rather innocently with the man in calf-skin gloves.

    The Nervous Breakdown 2010

  • I could still tell you every detail of him (that's what shock does to you) - the great black body behind the red and white shield, the calf-skin girdle, the white cow-tail garters, the ringed head with its nodding blue plume, even the little horn snuff-box swinging from his neck.

    Watershed 2010

  • The inner one was of calf-skin or thin female reindeer-skin, and quite light; the outer one was of heavy buck reindeer-skin, and weighed about 13 pounds.

    The South Pole~ The End of the Winter 2009

  • One of the finest materials men's dress shoes can be made of is calf-skin, which is durable yet supple, breathable yet insulating, and can hold a nice shine.

    [footwear] the first decision of the gentleman 2009

  • This little beauty, made from genuine calf-skin leather and durable polyurethane, is 100% guaranteed to immediately put an end to the blushing embarrassment that normally accompanies the utterly stupid, self-defeating drivel that flows from the mouths of those who just can't shut the hell up.

    The Joe Biden Gaffe Prevention System 2008

  • He knows you won't speed, take corners too fast or spill coffee on the calf-skin seats.

    Boys and their toys. LuLu 2008

  • Lastly, for the purpose of carrying the nets and hayes, for either sort63 there must be a bag of calf-skin; and billhooks to cut down branches and stop gaps in the woods when necessary. 64 44

    On Hunting 2007

  • The Moors threw open the doors, and the Tsar himself appeared, dressed in a sky-blueuniform and calf-skin boots, the very image, Goodloe thought, of a king, handsome of face, commanding of figure, his eyes“a beautiful light blue.”

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • The Moors threw open the doors, and the Tsar himself appeared, dressed in a sky-blueuniform and calf-skin boots, the very image, Goodloe thought, of a king, handsome of face, commanding of figure, his eyes“a beautiful light blue.”

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

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