Nash
[nash]
- John,1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Ogden,1902–71, U.S. writer of humorous verse.
- Also Nashe. Thomas,Pasquil, 1567–1601, English dramatist, novelist, and satirical pamphleteer.
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Contemporary Examples
Nash, who received a face transplant, also lost her sight because of a disease she caught from Travis.
No girl,” said my friend Al Bartz, “is willing to be seen dead in a Nash Rambler.
He “discovered” Ray Charles and helped shape the careers of the Rolling Stones, John Coltrane and Crosby, Stills, and Nash.
"There's a lot of debate about the impact of extensions but my gut feeling is that giving them hurts the job picture," said Nash.
"Having these extensions, while they give some people a way to live, are not the best thing to do," Nash argued.
Historical Examples
We could show the very passages of the play-writer Nash which Shakspere imitates in these.
A Dish Of OrtsGeorge MacDonald
Mr. Nash said he did not want to kill them, because they were so cunning.
It was Sidney and Nash who set the fashion for the 17th century.
John LylyJohn Dover Wilson
Mr. Nash inquired, leaning over his friend to speak to the girl.
The Tragic MuseHenry James
"To me personally the simplest ways are those that appeal most," Mr. Nash went on.
The Tragic MuseHenry James
Nash
- John. 1752–1835, English town planner and architect. He designed Regent's Park, Regent Street, and the Marble Arch in London
- Ogden. 1902–71, US humorous poet
- Paul. 1889–1946, English painter, noted esp as a war artist in both World Wars and for his landscapes
- Richard, known as Beau Nash. 1674–1762, English dandy
- See (Thomas) Nashe
- Sir Walter . 1882–1968, New Zealand Labour statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1957–60)
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