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Greenough
[ gree-noh ]
noun
- Horatio, 1805–52, U.S. sculptor.
Greenough
/ ˈɡriːnəʊ /
noun
- GreenoughGeorge Bellas17781855MEnglishSCIENCE: geologist George Bellas. 1778–1855, English geologist, founder of the Geological Society of London
Example Sentences
"They are massively important for us as it draws so many people here who would probably never know we're here otherwise," said Lindsey Greenough, who runs Caffi Sosban on the town square.
Emerson agreed with Greenough that the problem was the poor lighting in the Rotunda, especially with the statue perched atop a 13-foot wooden platform.
“Higher, higher,” Greenough shouted to the lamp holder, according to House historians, who wrote, “Soon, flames leapt from the lamps to the wooden box and pole that held them aloft.”
Greenough lobbied for the statue to be moved elsewhere at the Capitol, and Congress was happy to oblige.
“Had I been ordered to make a statue for any square or similar situation at this metropolis,” Greenough complained, “I should have represented Washington on horseback and in his actual dress.”
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