Burne-Jones

[ burn-johnz ]

noun
  1. Sir Edward Co·ley [koh-lee], /ˈkoʊ li/, 1833–98, English painter and designer.

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How to use Burne-Jones in a sentence

  • Wilde set sail from Liverpool with letters of introduction from James Russell Lowell and Edward Burne-Jones.

    Wilde Ride | Anthony Paletta | January 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • To know, to love, and to be loved by such a man as Burne-Jones was a supreme blessing in his life.

  • "The whole thing was a hateful affair," Burne-Jones wrote to Rossetti, and many agreed with him, though for other reasons.

    The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  • But Burne-Jones womens hands are lovely, and the reflection in the water of one of his attendants of Venus very lovely too.

    A Journal from Japan | Marie Carmichael Stopes
  • Burne-Jones chins are laughable; Botticellis Madonna has no beauty and the saints are ugly.

    A Journal from Japan | Marie Carmichael Stopes
  • The girl heard the words "Burne-Jones eyes," and knew they were speaking of her.

    Poppy | Cynthia Stockley

British Dictionary definitions for Burne-Jones

Burne-Jones

/ (bɜːndʒəʊnz) /


noun
  1. Sir Edward . 1833–98, English Pre-Raphaelite painter and designer of stained-glass windows and tapestries

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