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Gainsborough

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Gainsborough

  1. A surname.
  2. A town and civil parish with a town council in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8190). [1]
  3. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. Thomas Gainsborough, English artist.

Noun

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Gainsborough (plural Gainsboroughs)

  1. (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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