Gainsborough
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[edit]Gainsborough
- A surname.
- A town and civil parish with a town council in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8190). [1]
- A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- Thomas Gainsborough, English artist.
Noun
[edit]Gainsborough (plural Gainsboroughs)
- (informal) A painting by Thomas Gainsborough.
- 1928, Noël Coward, Operette:
- Our homes command extensive views,
And with assistance from the Jews
We have been able to dispose of
Rows and rows and rows of
Gainsboroughs, and Lawrences,
Some sporting prints of Aunt Florence's,
Some of which
Were rather rude.
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- en:Towns in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Towns in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in Saskatchewan
- en:Villages in Canada
- en:Places in Saskatchewan
- en:Places in Canada
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English informal terms
- English terms with quotations
- en:Artists
- en:Individuals