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Aluta [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A species of leatherstone, soft, pliable and not laminated.

Aluta Encyclopedia Britannica

ALUTA, an affluent of the Danube. See Alt.

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Alutaceous [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

2. Of a pale brown color; leather-yellow.

Alutation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The tanning of leather.

Alutation [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The tanning or dressing of leather.