Tobey

[ toh-bee ]

noun
  1. Mark, 1890–1976, U.S. painter.

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How to use Tobey in a sentence

  • "Two million and a half I thought you said it was," said Mrs. Tobey rather sharply.

  • Tom has already a list of over twenty men and boys who have joined, and lame Peter Tobey is to be janitor.

  • And no one was more puzzled by Brander's new way of life than Dan'l Tobey.

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  • Dan'l Tobey was handling the vessel; and he chose to work up that way.

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  • Three days in which Dan'l Tobey passed from suffering to delirium.

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British Dictionary definitions for Tobey

Tobey

/ (ˈtəʊbɪ) /


noun
  1. Mark. 1890–1976, US painter. Influenced by Chinese calligraphy, he devised a style of improvisatory abstract painting called "white writing"

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