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Gibson girl
noun
- the idealized American girl of the 1890s as represented in the illustrations of Charles Dana Gibson.
adjective
- of, indicating, or resembling the characteristic clothing of the Gibson girl, typically a high-necked, fitted blouse or bodice with full puff sleeves and a long skirt with a flared bottom and a tightly fitted waistline.
Gibson girl
noun
- the ideal fashionable American girl of the late 1890s and early 1900s, as portrayed in the drawings of Charles Dana Gibson, 1867–1944, US illustrator
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Gibson girl1
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
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Example Sentences
The “Gibson Girl” stood for a type of healthy, vigorous, beautiful and refined young womanhood.
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Katherine was pinning the Gibson Girl to the wall, in bold defiance of the matron's known views on that subject.
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Left side of harbour—called Gibson Girl—can't think why, old fellow, I never lent it you before.
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I have since learned that some of the most virulent germs are to be found in the mouths of young ladies of the “Gibson-girl” type.
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