Gainsborough

English

Proper noun

Gainsborough

1. A surname.
2. A town and civil parish with a town council in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8190).
3. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
4. Thomas Gainsborough, English artist.

Noun

Gainsborough (plural Gainsboroughs)

1. (informal) A painting by Thomas Gainsborough.
   • 1928, Noël Coward, Operette:

     Our homes command extensive views,
     And with assistance from the Jews
     We have been able to dispose of
     Rows and rows and rows of
     Gainsboroughs, and Lawrences,
     Some sporting prints of Aunt Florence's,
     Some of which
     Were rather rude.

Derived terms

• Gainsborough hat