well-cured

• “Also, to secure the oar from the weather (for I used it in mild breezes as a flagstaff on top of my pyramid from which to fly a flag I made me from one of my precious shirts) I contrived for it a covering of well-cured sealskins.”

  Chapter 19

• “The entire force was to wear uniforms of chamois or well-cured leather of a faded color.”

  Simon & Schuster: Champlain's Dream

• “It was strapped tightly to prevent water from seeping in, and the cover was of well-cured leather.”

  Mistborn

• “We would sit at the bar and watch the bodeguero prepare the mayonnaise in a large, well-cured mortar and pestle where he vigorously stirred egg yolks and olive oil, adding salt and lemon juice until he got the optimum smooth texture.”

  Simon & Schuster: Havana Salsa

• “The ham must be well-cured country ham more salt than ham is ideal and cannot under any circumstances be ham from a “deli.””

  Simon & Schuster: Suddenly Southern

• “The skin had only a slight odor, which meant that it had been well-cured.”

  Mind Meld

• “Mairi dug about in their household belongings and brought out some well-cured sheep fleeces and some of the cotton that she had saved from the last crop at Landing.”

  First Fall

• “Piemur loved the storerooms, redolent with the smell of well-cured hides and the eye-smarting acridity of newly dyed fabrics.”

  Dragon Drums

• “He came, looking as always alert, steady and tough as well-cured leather.”

  The Persian Boy

• “He came to understand the worth of a cross-shaped tin ingot compared to a string of amber beads and some well-cured white furs.”

  The Time Traders

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