Greenaway

[ green-uh-wey ]

/ ˈgrin əˌweɪ /

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noun

Kate Catherine, 1846–1901, English painter and author and illustrator of children's books.

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How to use Greenaway in a sentence

Why ever did you buy a baby's cot—and how came Mr. Greenaway to trust you?
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls|Various
That day was all used up making the new long aprons and the mob-caps to match, dainty and Kate-Greenaway looking.
Winona of the Camp Fire|Margaret Widdemer
If Kate Greenaway had been making pictures then, she would have wanted them, though their attire was not quite as quaint as hers.
A Little Girl in Old New York|Amanda Millie Douglas
A few words may be added in regard to the mere facts of Miss Greenaway's career.
De Libris: Prose and Verse|Austin Dobson

She sent for me and asked if I could find 'er a lady's bicycle, an' Greenaway was very 'appy to lend 'er 'ers, madam.
Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates

British Dictionary definitions for Greenaway

Greenaway

/ (ˈɡriːnəˌweɪ) /

noun

Kate. 1846–1901, English painter, noted as an illustrator of children's books

Peter. born 1942, British film director; noted for such cerebral films as The Draughtsman's Contract (1982), Prospero's Books (1990), and Eight and a Half Women (1999)

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