Allston

[awl-stuh n]

noun

Washington,1799–1843, U.S. painter, novelist, and poet.

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Historical Examples of allston

Two other names, Malbone and Allston, deserve brief mention.
Union and Democracy
Allen Johnson
My dear Allston,—No want of affection has occasioned my silence.
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. II (of 2)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
So should I feel sorrow, if Allston's mother, whom I have never seen, were to die?
Anima Poet
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
And now you must excuse me; I have business of importance with Mr. Allston.
Ahead of the Show
Fred Thorpe
Won't you please tell me, sir, of what crime Mr. Allston is accused?
Ahead of the Show
Fred Thorpe

British Dictionary definitions for allston

Allston

noun

Washington. 1779–1843, US painter and author, regarded as the earliest US Romantic painter. His paintings include Elijah in the Desert (1818) and Moonlit Landscape (1819)

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