Greenough

[gree-noh]

noun

1. Horatio, 1805–52, U.S. sculptor.

Greenough

/ ˈɡriːnəʊ /

noun

1. George Bellas. 1778–1855, English geologist, founder of the Geological Society of London

Example Sentences

Still, her father enrolled her in an elite Catholic school where she was nurtured by Mother Greenough, a nun with a doctorate.

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"They are massively important for us as it draws so many people here who would probably never know we're here otherwise," said Lindsey Greenough, who runs Caffi Sosban on the town square.

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Emerson agreed with Greenough that the problem was the poor lighting in the Rotunda, especially with the statue perched atop a 13-foot wooden platform.

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“Higher, higher,” Greenough shouted to the lamp holder, according to House historians, who wrote, “Soon, flames leapt from the lamps to the wooden box and pole that held them aloft.”

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Greenough lobbied for the statue to be moved elsewhere at the Capitol, and Congress was happy to oblige.

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