reusage

plural reusages · alternative re-usage

1. countableuncountableA subsequent usage.First known use 17th c.

   Some excellent work of its kind, carved out of sparkling and solid granite. Its kind is the reusage of communal styles, especially the Romanesque and early Gothic, as modernized by the late John Flannagan.

   1962 October 27, Stuart Preston, “Art: A Mythical Voyage Into Cubism; Works of Campalans at Bodey Gallery”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2026

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   The major part of the 11.4 million tons of waste paper reclaimed in 1969 came from corrugated containers, corrugated clippings and mixed papers from office buildings followed closely by reusage of newspapers and high‐grade papers from printing and converting plants.

   1971 January 24, Alexander R. Hammer, “Paper Makers Grope for Upturn”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2026