RUSKIN

Meaning of RUSKIN in English

Ruskin, John BrE AmE

(1819–1900) a British art ↑ critic and social critic, who wrote many ↑ essay s including Modern Painters

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RUSKIN — biographical name John 1819-1900 English essayist, critic, & reformer, ~ian adjective
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RUSKIN — ˈrəskə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Irish Gaelic ruscān, diminutive of rusc bark — more at ruche dialect England : …
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RUSKIN — — Ruskinian, Ruskinean , adj. /rus"kin/ , n. John , 1819-1900, English author, art critic, and social reformer.
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RUSKIN — biographical name John 1819-1900 English essayist, critic, & reformer • Rus·kin·ian ˌrəs-ˈki-nē-ən adjective
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RUSKIN — Ruskin BrE AmE ˈrʌsk ɪn § \ - ə n
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RUSKIN — Classification: Village Located in: Nebraska (NE) Total Population (2000): 195 Total Housing Units (2000): 86 Land Area (square meters): 1082370 …
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RUSKIN — Classification: CDP (census designated place) Located in: Florida (FL) Total Population (2000): 8321 Total Housing Units (2000): 3603 Land Area …
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RUSKIN — (1819–1900) an English writer and artist. He supported the work of J M W Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites and was …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
RUSKIN — n. Pronunciation: ' r ə s-k ə n Function: biographical name John 1819-1900 Eng. essayist, critic, & reformer – Rus …
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RUSKIN, JOHN — born Feb. 8, 1819, London, Eng. died Jan. 20, 1900, Coniston, Lancashire English art critic. Born into a wealthy family, …
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RUSKIN, JOHN — born February 8, 1819, London, England died January 20, 1900, Coniston, Lancashire English critic of art, architecture, and society who …
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RUSKIN, JOHN — Ruskin, John BrE AmE (1819–1900) a British art ↑ critic and social critic, who wrote many ↑ essay s including …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUSKIN, JOHN — born Feb. 8, 1819, London, Eng. died Jan. 20, 1900, Coniston, Lancashire English art critic. Born into a wealthy family, …
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JOHN RUSKIN — ➡ Ruskin
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TURNER, J(OSEPH) M(ALLORD) W(ILLIAM) — born April 23, 1775, London, Eng. died Dec. 19, 1851, London British landscape painter. The son of a barber, he …
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RUSKINIZE — ˈrəskə̇ˌnīz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: John Ruskin + English -ize transitive verb : to convert to …
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RUSKINIAN — ˌrəˈskinēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: John Ruskin died 1900 English art critic and sociological writer + English -ian : …
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PATHETIC FALLACY — poetic practice of attributing human emotion or responses to nature, inanimate objects, or animals. The practice is a form of …
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OCEAN SPRINGS — resort city, Jackson county, southeastern Mississippi, U.S., on Biloxi Bay across from Biloxi. It developed around the site of Old …
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MILLAIS, SIR JOHN EVERETT, 1ST BARONET — born June 8, 1829, Southampton, Hampshire, Eng. died Aug. 13, 1896, London English painter and illustrator, and a founding member …
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MACKMURDO, ARTHUR HEYGATE — born Dec. 12, 1851, Edmonton, Middlesex [now in London], Eng. died March 15, 1942, Wickham Bishops, Essex English architect, designer, …
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HILL, OCTAVIA — born Dec. 3, 1838, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, Eng. died Aug. 13, 1912, London leader of the British open-space movement, which resulted …
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GOTHIC REVIVAL — architectural style that drew its inspiration from medieval architecture and competed with the Neoclassical revivals in the United States and …
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ALEXANDER, FRANCESCA
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TURN
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RIGHT
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MANUSCRIPT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE ancient ▪ The ancient manuscript which sparks it all off is ingeniously devised to …
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LEFT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES are better left unsaid (= it is better not to mention them ) ▪ …
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LEAVE
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BOOK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a booking fee ( also a service fee American English ) (= a charge …
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