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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.]
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Noun1.CurrierCurrier - United States lithographer who (with his partner James Ives) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1813-1888)
Nathaniel Currier
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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