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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

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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

Hood's hospital steward, George Henry Haydon, was an amateur artist and encouraged Dadd further.

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

Her employers said 'Miss Insull' in a tone quite different from that in which they said 'Miss Hawkins,' or 'Miss Dadd.'

From The Old Wives' Tale by Bennett, Arnold