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单词 norman rockwell
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Norman Rockwelln.

Brit. /ˌnɔːmən ˈrɒkw(ɛ)l/, U.S. /ˌnɔrm(ə)n ˈrɑkˌwɛl/
Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Norman Rockwell.
Etymology: < the name of Norman Perceval Rockwell (1894–1978), U.S. artist and illustrator.
Chiefly U.S.
attributive. Designating something characteristic of or resembling Norman Rockwell's depictions of small-town American life, typically characterized as sentimental, quaint, or idealized. Frequently depreciative.
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1970 Amer. Q. 22 745 A reassurance to the Grownups that Junior is still a certified-normal Norman Rockwell kid.
1988 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 9 Oct. 23/2 All too many in this town Christa once described as a ‘Norman Rockwell kind of place’ remembered the..lead-up to Christa's flight.
1992 Time 1 June 30/1 Some people later took Quayle's words to be fatuous white-bread truisms—Norman Rockwell evocations of an America long gone.
2001 Times 24 July ii. 28/4 This is the story of her travels through huge, wide-open spaces and little Norman Rockwell towns.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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