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Definition of Showable
1. show [adj] - See also: show
Lexicographical Neighbors of Showable
Literary usage of Showable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gardeners' Magazine of Botany, Horticulture, Floriculture, and Natural Scienceby Thomas Moore, William P Ayres by Thomas Moore, William P Ayres (1850)
"Of these the first three alone arc showable in an open class ; the anemone flowers
form a class by themselves ¡ the tasseled and quilled sorts are not ..."
2. The Letters of Charles Lamb by Charles Lamb, Alfred Ainger (1904)
"at present. Glossop has got the " Murderer." Will you address him on the subject,
or shall I—that is, Mary? She says you must write more showable letters ..."
3. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1859)
"Thus, the stock of old " worked" butter, no longer showable, is first softened
by gentle warmth, and then emptied into large vats or tubs provided for the ..."
4. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1859)
"Thus, the stock of old " worked" butter, no longer showable, is first softened
by gentle warmth, and then emptied into large vats or tubs provided for the ..."
5. Mary Lamb by Anne Burrows Gilchrist (1883)
"Mary says you must write more showable letters about these matters, for with all
our trouble of crossing out this word, and giving a cleaner turn to th' ..."
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