maril

/mæˈɹɪl/

Etymology

Coined by British bookbinder Phillip Smith as a clipping of Silmaril, the name of three jewels in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.

maril means An ornamental binding material with a variegated grain, made from scraps of coloured leather mixed in a resin, compressed, and dried. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

An ornamental binding material with a variegated grain, made from scraps of coloured leather mixed in a resin, compressed, and dried.