Bewick

[ byoo-ik ]

/ ˈbyu ɪk /

noun

Thomas,1753–1828, English wood engraver.

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Examples from the Web for bewick

Bewick says that it will pick bones, and that it lays up a store of food for the winter in various little granaries.
Nests and Eggs of Familiar British Birds, Second Series|Henry Gardiner Adams
Mr. Hays, the Dalmahoy antiquarian, called on me, and brought me a copy of Bewick's "Quadrupeds."
Audubon and his Journals, Volume I (of 2)|Maria R. Audubon
Bewick sat as model for the head of Haydon's 'Lazarus,' he being at the time opportunely ill.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV|Various
Dr. Bewick looked all around the room with leisurely appraising eyes, then nodded understanding.
Aurora the Magnificent|Gertrude Hall

The series was illustrated with the early and prentice work of the Bewick School.
Banbury Chap Books|Edwin Pearson

British Dictionary definitions for bewick

Bewick

/ (ˈbjuːɪk) /

noun

Thomas . 1753–1828, English wood engraver; his best-known works are Chillingham Bull (1789), a large woodcut, Aesop's Fables (1818), and his History of British Birds (1797–1804)

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