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Gainsborough
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English
Proper noun
en.
en town/and/cpar with a town council in dist/West Lindsey co/Lincolnshire cc/England OS grid ref SK8190. Parish map (England)
en village p/Saskatchewan c/Canada.
en locality shire:Pref/Baw Baw south eastern s/Victoria c/Australia.
Thomas Gainsborough, English artist.
Noun
en informal A painting by Thomas Gainsborough.
en 1928 w:Noël Coward Operette Our homes command extensive views,And with assistance from the JewsWe have been able to dispose ofRows and rows and rows of Gainsboroughs, and Lawrences,Some sporting prints of Aunt Florence's,Some of whichWere rather rude.
Derived terms
en Gainsborough chair
en Gainsborough hat
References
en Artists Individuals