Duveneck

[ doo-vuh-nek ]
/ ˈdu vəˌnɛk /

noun

FrankFrank Decker,1848–1919, U.S. painter and teacher.

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weal
well-being, prosperity, or happiness.
the intervening time.
a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.
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Example sentences from the Web for duveneck

  • They became the favourite yarns of Duveneck's boys, to which we listened many an evening when we came to Venice four years later.

    The Life of James McNeill Whistler|Elizabeth Robins Pennell

  • But nobody who ever sat there with us could have complained of dulness so long as Duveneck presided at our table.

    Nights|Elizabeth Robins Pennell

  • Really, they either doubted Duveneck, or they didn't doubt Duveneck!

    The Gentle Art of Making Enemies|James McNeill Whistler

  • In Duveneck's case I cannot help breaking my golden rule never to speak in print of the living—rules were made to be broken.

    Nights|Elizabeth Robins Pennell