Gish
[gish]
- Dorothy,1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
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Gish Jen is the author of four novels and a collection of stories.
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Given the casting of Gish, however, one imagines that Charlotte will be sticking around for a while longer.
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They remark that he is “like Gish,” though “shorter in stature” (lines 179–180).
Thereupon the two have a fierce encounter in which Gish is worsted.
Big-bell′ied, having a big belly; pregnant (with); Big′gish, rather big.
Mr. Gish merely presented her a sheaf of assorted angle-worms, neatly bound with a pink ribbon tied into a simple knot.
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Miss Gish and her escort darted into the house, the camera man reeling busily.
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Gish
- Dorothy. 1898–1968, US film actress, chiefly in silent films
- her sister, Lillian. 1896–1993, US film and stage actress, noted esp for her roles in such silent films as The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916)
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