Co"ri*um (k?"r?-?m), n. [L. corium leather.]
1.
Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans; used also by English soldiers till the reign of Edward I.
Fosbroke.
2. Anat. (a)
Same as Dermis.
(b)
The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.
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