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Currier

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Cur·ri·er  (kûr-r, kr-), Nathaniel 1813-1888.
American lithographer who with his business partner James Merritt Ives produced more than 7,000 different prints illustrating American life and tradition, each signed "Currier & Ives."

cur·ri·er  (kûr-r, kr-)
n.
One that prepares tanned hides for use.

[Middle English curreiour, from Old French, from Latin coririus, from corium, leather; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.]

currier [ˈkʌrɪə]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) a person who curries leather
[from Old French corier, from Latin coriārius a tanner, from corium leather]
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Noun1.Currier - United States lithographer who (with his partner James Ives) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1813-1888)Currier - United States lithographer who (with his partner James Ives) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1813-1888)
2.currier - a craftsman who curries leather for use
artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft


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Upon which a Currier stood up and said, "Sirs, I differ from you altogether: there is no material for resistance equal to a covering of hides; and nothing so good as leather.
 
 
 
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