Eakins

[ ey-kinz ]

/ ˈeɪ kɪnz /

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noun

Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.

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How to use Eakins in a sentence

One of Mr. Eakins's most ambitions paintings represents a surgical operation before a class in anatomy.
Art in America|Samuel Greene Wheeler (S.G.W.) Benjamin

British Dictionary definitions for Eakins

Eakins

/ (ˈiːkɪnz) /

noun

Thomas. 1844–1916, US painter of portraits and sporting life: a noted realist

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