Schreiner
[shrahy-ner]
- OliveRalph Iron, c1862–1920, English author and feminist.
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schreinerize
[shrahy-nuh-rahyz]
- to produce a lustrous finish on (a fabric) by subjecting it to pressure exerted by rollers engraved with many fine lines.
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Also schrei·ner [shrahy-ner] /ˈʃraɪ nər/; especially British, schrei·ner·ise.
Origin of schreinerize
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Contemporary Examples of schreiner
He added that he had extremely limited contact with Bauer, Schreiner, and his daughter.
Historical Examples of schreiner
On May 31st Mr. Schreiner gave notice of a vote of "no confidence."
Lord Milner's Work in South AfricaW. Basil Worsfold
And in this view both Mr. Schreiner and Mr. Herholdt concurred.
Lord Milner's Work in South AfricaW. Basil Worsfold
Tell me, Mr. Schreiner, are we really as bad as they make us out to be?
The Iron RationGeorge Abel Schreiner
Two of them were built on the Schreiner grounds at Lamington.
The Scientific American BoyA. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond
The policy of Schreiner during the months preceding the war is obscure.
A Handbook of the Boer WarGale and Polden, Limited
Schreiner
- Olive (Emilie Albertina). 1855–1920, South African novelist and feminist writer, whose works include the autobiographical The Story of an African Farm (1883) and Women and Labour (1911)
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