Greenaway

[ green-uh-wey ]

noun
  1. 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?

  • 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.

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

  2. 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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