currier

[kur-ee-er, kuhr-]

noun

a person who dresses and colors leather after it is tanned.
a person who curries horses.

Origin of currier

1350–1400; curry² + -er¹; replacing Middle English cur(r)iour, cor(r)iour < Anglo-French < Latin coriārius, equivalent to cori(um) leather + -ārius -ary

Currier

[kur-ee-er, kuhr-]

noun

Nathaniel,1813–88, U.S. lithographer.Compare Ives(def 4).

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Contemporary Examples of currier

Currier and Ives was a printmaking firm based out of New York City from 1834 to 1907.
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In “Sleigh Ride,” the narrator is painting a scene so perfect that it could be featured on an iconic Currier and Ives print.
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Historical Examples of currier

He settled in Sturbridge, as a farmer, also carrying on his trade of tanner and currier.
Tea Leaves
Various
He talked about "my carridge," "my currier," "my servant;" and he did wright.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush
William Makepeace Thackeray
Yes; and as I was saying, Mr. Currier, we have already note of that protest.
Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, conjointly with the Senate Committee on Patents, on H.R. 19853, to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright
United States Committee on Patents
Yes, sir; and Representative Currier knows it has also passed his committee.
Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, conjointly with the Senate Committee on Patents, on H.R. 19853, to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright
United States Committee on Patents
Taking out his knife, Currier knelt and soon had the brick out of its hole.
Shifting Sands
Sara Ware Bassett

British Dictionary definitions for currier

currier

noun

a person who curries leather

Word Origin for currier

C14: from Old French corier, from Latin coriārius a tanner, from corium leather

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Word Origin and History for currier

late 14c., "one who dresses and colors leather," from Old French corier, from Latin coriarius "tanner, currier," from corium "hide, leather, skin" (see corium).