PRE-RAPHAELITE


Meaning of PRE-RAPHAELITE in English

/ ˌpriː ˈræfəlaɪt; NAmE / noun , adjective

■ noun

a member of a group of British 19th century artists who painted in a style similar to Italian artists of the 14th and 15th centuries, before the time of Raphael

■ adjective

1.

connected with or in the style of the Pre-Raphaelites :

Pre-Raphaelite paintings

2.

( especially of a woman ) looking like a person in a painting by one of the Pre-Raphaelites , for example with pale skin and long thick dark red hair

For more information see the Cultural Guide

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.