"restorable" meaning in English

See restorable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: restore + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|restore|able}} restore + -able Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} restorable
  1. Capable of being restored or reclaimed Derived forms: restorably
    Sense id: en-restorable-en-adj-8Hq4SmMp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able

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        {
          "text": "restorable memory"
        },
        {
          "text": "18 March 2013, Max Davidson writing in the Daily Telegraph, Need a four-poster bed? Dormy House hotel auctions off contents\nDon’t dismiss builders’ skips. You may not find a Chippendale desk, but you might collar a restorable sofa. Always ask the builder or house owner for permission first."
        },
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          "ref": "1724, The Drapier’s Letters, Jonathan Swift, section 7",
          "text": "I may add that absurd practice of cutting turf without any regularity; whereby great quantities of restorable land are made utterly desperate, many thousands of cattle destroyed, the turf more difficult to come at and carry home, and less fit for burning; the air made unwholesome by stagnating pools and marshes; and the very sight of such places offensive to those who ride by.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 March 8, “Network News: Unique LNWR survivor offered for restoration”, in RAIL, number 978, page 27",
          "text": "The carriage was surveyed and re-sheeted just over a decade ago, when it was deemed restorable. However, exposure has since led to a rapid deterioration. including the detachment of side panels.",
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          "ref": "2023 March 8, “Network News: Unique LNWR survivor offered for restoration”, in RAIL, number 978, page 27",
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