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Garbo

[ gahr-boh ]

noun

  1. Greta Greta Lovisa Gustaffson, 1905–90, U.S. film actress, born in Sweden.


garbo

1

/ ˈɡɑːbəʊ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a dustman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Garbo

2

/ ˈɡɑːbəʊ /

noun

  1. GarboGreta19051990FUSSwedishFILMS AND TV: actress Greta (ˈɡrɛtə), real name Greta Lovisa Gustafson. 1905–90, US film actress, born in Sweden. Her films include Grand Hotel (1932), Queen Christina (1933), Anna Karenina (1935), Camille (1936), and Ninotchka (1939)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Garbo1

C20: from garbage
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Example Sentences

“Garbo,” by Robert Gottlieb, a former editor of The New Yorker, is a fascinating biography of the movie legend.

We are partnering with Garbo because we believe in this platform and its mission that people should have access to these types of information.

As of September, Garbo’s beta pulled results for a number of large counties in New York state — but no other states — and only for active cases, not past ones.

According to Garbo’s website, its technology appears to be in its early stages of development.

Kathryn Kosmides is founder of nonprofit background check platform Garbo.

From Fortune

That explains Brando, Duke Ellington, Greta Garbo, Muhammad Ali and of course James Dean.

Garbo emerged from D-Day as the greatest double-agent of the war, perhaps of all time.

Stephan Talty tells his remarkable story in his new book, Agent Garbo.

The Germans rated Garbo their best spy in England; he was even awarded the Iron Cross, something that amused Pujol to no end.

No one since Garbo has been so deft at ducking fans, especially most of the writers and critics prophesizing with their pens.

The roof represents four sibyls surrounded by angels, by Raffaelino del Garbo.

People applaud the garbo or donayre of a duchess, the salero of an actress, the zandunga of a gipsy of Jerez.

On the ceiling are the four Sibyls, by Raffaelino del Garbo.

And Biancone finding this fish every day as he drove forth in his chariot, spurned it away con cattivo garbo—with an ill grace.

The Cerchi del Garbo began to scuffle day and night with the Giugni.

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