Rus"sia (?), n. A country of
Europe and Asia. Russia iron, a kind of sheet iron made in Russia, having a lustrous blue-black surface. -- Russia leather, a soft kind of
leather, made originally in Russia but now elsewhere, having a peculiar odor from being impregnated with an oil
obtained from birch bark. It is much used in bookbinding, on account of its not being
subject to mold, and being proof against insects. -- Russia matting, matting manufactured in Russia from the inner bark of the linden (Tilia Europæa).
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