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Pre-Raph., a. (n.)|priːˈræf|
Colloq. abbrev. of Pre-Raphaelite n. and a. (senses A. 1 and B. 1). Hence Pre-ˈRaphly adv.
1874L. Troubridge Life amongst Troubridges (1966) 80 A new rage..painting the panels of the shutters of our bedrooms,..you can't think how pre-Raph. they look. Pale blue ground..and in each panel droops a flower, of course very pre-Raphly done. 1944J. Lees-Milne Prophesying Peace (1977) 54 These flowers are madly Pre-Raph. Do you suppose William [Morris] planted these? 1970Listener 27 Aug. 291/2 The diaries of Laura Troubridge written when she was ‘a madly Pre-Raph’ young Victorian. 1975Times 25 Sept. 13/5 William Gaunt's brilliant little 1940s book at that time contained all that most of us knew..about the Pre-Raphs. |