Nash

[ nash ]

/ næʃ /

noun

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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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

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Nash, who received a face transplant, also lost her sight because of a disease she caught from Travis.
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No girl,” said my friend Al Bartz, “is willing to be seen dead in a Nash Rambler.
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He “discovered” Ray Charles and helped shape the careers of the Rolling Stones, John Coltrane and Crosby, Stills, and Nash.
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"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.
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"Having these extensions, while they give some people a way to live, are not the best thing to do," Nash argued.
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"I wish you wouldn't come back tonight, Helen," Mrs. Nash pleaded.
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Mr. Banks mounted his horse and set out for Doctor Nash's at a bone-wrenching trot.
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Biddy was seated next to Mr. Nash, so that she could take occasion to ask, "Who are the beautiful ladies?"
The Tragic Muse|Henry James
Nash laughed—a lame kind of laugh—and put both letters into his pocket.
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What would you have said had you seen Nash or Green, when you interest yourself about the poor mimes you supped with last night?
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British Dictionary definitions for nash

Nash

/ (næʃ) /

noun

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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