Pre-Raphaelite
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++Pre-Raph·ae·lite /ˌpriː ˈræfəlaɪt $ -ˈræfiə-/ adjective 1 relating to the members of a group of late 19th-century English painters and artists 〔英国19世纪晚期〕拉斐尔前派画家[艺术家]的 a Pre-Raphaelite painting 拉斐尔前派风格的绘画2. used to describe a woman’s hair that is long and curly 〔女性头发〕长而卷曲的 —Pre-Raphaelite noun [countable]
Examples from the Corpus
Pre-Raphaelite• But that makes her sound too pale, too Pre-Raphaelite.• The Pre-Raphaelite beatnik, in other words.• Some of her designs were included in the 1857 Pre-Raphaelite exhibition in Russell Square.• When it came to designing jewellery, Edward Burne-Jones was probably the most prolific of the Pre-Raphaelite group.• Rosetti, the founder of the Pre-Raphaelite painting movement shared the tenancy.• The Wardley family collection contained many treasures, including many Pre-Raphaelite paintings, and Miss Hatherby knew them all intimately.• An accompanying exhibition of Pre-Raphaelite paintings mounted by Peter Nahum will include a work by Burne-Jones priced at £85,000.Origin Pre-Raphaelite (1800-1900) Raphael (Raffaello Santi) (1483-1520), Italian painterPre-Raph·ae·lite adjectiveChineseSyllable
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Pre-Raphaelite
Pre-Raph‧ae‧lite /ˌpriː ˈræfəlaɪt $ -ˈræfiə-/
adjective
a Pre-Raphaelite painting
2. used to describe a woman’s hair that is long and curly
—Pre-Raphaelite noun [countable]
Pre-Raph‧ae‧lite /ˌpriː ˈræfəlaɪt $ -ˈræfiə-/
adjective Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Raphael (Raffaello Santi) (1483-1520), Italian painter
1. relating to the members of a group of late 19th-century English painters and artists:Origin: Raphael (Raffaello Santi) (1483-1520), Italian painter
2. used to describe a woman’s hair that is long and curly
—Pre-Raphaelite noun [countable]