currier

[ kur-ee-er, kuhr- ]

/ ˈkɜr i ər, ˈkʌr- /

noun

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

a person who curries horses.

Nearby words

curricle, curriculum, curriculum vitae, currie, curried, currier, currier and ives, curriery, currijong, currish, currishly

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

Definition for currier (2 of 2)

Currier

[ kur-ee-er, kuhr- ]

/ ˈkɜr i ər, ˈkʌr- /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for 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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We shall, therefore, select the calf-skin, since it is more frequently the subject of the currier's skill than any other.
Popular Technology, Vol. I (of 2)|Edward Hazen
Then he took his staff, and went down to Alexandria; and the currier, when he found him, was astonished at seeing so great a man.
The Hermits|Charles Kingsley

He also is dependent upon the wire-drawer, and the tanner and currier, for some of his materials.
Popular Technology; Volume 2|Edward Hazen
The last layer is omitted for light harness, and an extra layer of 75 is given if the tanner is not the currier also.
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett
The currier first slopes off with the head knife from the edges, a portion equal to what he afterwards removes with the round one.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for currier

currier

/ (ˈkʌrɪə) /

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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