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Brewster is collecting examples of nounal usage, from Merriam’s electronic citation files and from the database Nexis.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2015

The name participle is as true to its etymology when applied to the nounal use of the verb as when applied to the adjectival use.

From Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition by Kellogg, Brainerd