Turneresque
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turneresque — |tərnə|resk adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Joseph M. W. Turner died 1851 English landscape painter + English esque : resembling or suggesting the work of the painter Turner : having brilliant color effects in the manner of Turner … Useful english dictionary
turneresque — tur·ner·esque … English syllables
History of Dunedin — The city of Dunedin, New Zealand has played an important role in the history of New Zealand. Archaeological evidence points to the area having been long inhabited by Māori prior to the European arrival. It was a significant centre in the Archaic… … Wikipedia
George O'Brien (painter) — George O Brien (1821 1888) was an engineer of aristocratic background who turned to art in 19th century Australasia, dying in poverty but leaving a body of remarkable work.BiographyWhile many people called O Brien like to fancy they are descended … Wikipedia
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Elizabeth Willis — ( b. April 28, 1961, Bahrain ) is an American poet and the author of several books of poetry, including Meteoric Flowers (Wesleyan, 2006), Turneresque (Burning Deck, 2003), and The Human Abstract (Penguin Books, 1995), which was selected for the… … Wikipedia
William Francis Burton — (Bill Burton) (Born 1 January 1907 in North Walsham, Norfolk died 1995 in Colchester, Essex) was a prolific English marine and landscape artist, who painted in oils. He drew inspiration for his work largely from his rural Norfolk upbringing and… … Wikipedia
-esque — is a suffix forming adjectives, and corresponds to French esque or Italian esco (from the medieval Latin ending iscus). In English it occurs in words derived from Italian and French, e.g. grotesque, picaresque, picturesque, and is an active… … Modern English usage
suffixes added to proper names — 1. The suffix most commonly used to form nouns and adjectives relating to people s names (usually writers, artists, composers, etc., or founders of dynasties) is an or ian, and one of the oldest formations of this type is Virgilian (first… … Modern English usage
-esque — suffix forming adjectives meaning in the style of or resembling (romanesque; Schumannesque; statuesque). Etymology: F f. It. esco f. med.L iscus * * * esque, suffix forming adjectives from other adjectives or from nouns. 1. in the style;… … Useful english dictionary
