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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">roan</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>basil</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>vegetable-tanned sheepskin</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>roans</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Thin, soft leather made of unsplit sheepskin, similar to basil but firmer and usually tanned  with sumach, given a dark finish with a smooth grain in imitation of morocco; popular in bookbinding as a less expensive substitute for morocco from 1790 into the 19th century. ]]></note></mads>