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Dadd

British  
/ dæd /

noun

  1. Richard. 1817–86, British painter of mythological and fairy scenes. He was committed to an asylum for patricide

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“No judge likes the idea of people spending huge amounts to legally brag about their own self-imagined genius,” said David Ruck, a partner and divorce specialist at law firm Gordon Dadd.

From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2017

Capt Christopher Dadd was in the operations room when he realised what was happening, the inquest was told.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2012

Yet his masterpiece, The Fairy Feller's Masterstroke, combines Boschian mystery with Alice-in-Wonderland fantasy in a way that makes it clear Dadd was a prophet of Surrealism.

From Time Magazine Archive

The 19th century painter Richard Dadd had the fortune�as well as the misfortune�to embody the two definitions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Take Jemmy Dadd and the boat and find her.

From Cutlass and Cudgel by Schonberg, J.

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