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▪ I. re-use, n.|riːˈjuːs| [re- 5 a.] Further use; using over again.
1866G. Stephens Runic Mon. I. xviii, Add to this the endless destruction during 1800 years from greed, for building,..for re-use as palimpsest-stones. 1882U.S. Rep. Prec. Metals 650 The water is pumped up to the stamps again for re-use. ▪ II. re-use, v.|riːˈjuːz| [re- 5 a.] To use again.
1843Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. VI. 304/1 The water is to be re-used for forming the solution. 1865Ch. Times 11 Feb. 46/1 The fittings have been entirely re-used, and the carvings preserved. 1889Hannay Capt. Marryat 85 He had to rely on his power of re-using well-worn materials.
Add: Hence re-ˈused ppl. a.
1877J. C. Cox Notes Churches Derbyshire III. 241 A remarkable..example of the palimpsest or re-used brass. 1979P. Levi Head in Soup i. 20 Decoration made of the reused coloured marbles of the old imperial buildings. |