Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the Low Countries. Used especially of artists and artwork.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to the
Netherlands . - proper noun The
Dutch language.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Netherlandish, that is, broad-nosed, square-jawed, and excited faces as compared with the finer features and placid expression of the French artists, the work may still be Burgundian, but it will be also
Illuminated Manuscripts John William Bradley 1873
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Moreover the two words rhyme in Netherlandish, which is the case in no other language, "Spanje-Oranje."
Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years' War, 1617 John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Moreover the two words rhyme in Netherlandish, which is the case in no other language, "Spanje-Oranje."
Life and Death of John of Barneveld — Complete (1609-1623) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Moreover the two words rhyme in Netherlandish, which is the case in no other language, "Spanje-Oranje."
Life and Death of John of Barneveld, Advocate of Holland : with a view of the primary causes and movements of the Thirty Years' War — Complete (1614-23) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Moreover the two words rhyme in Netherlandish, which is the case in no other language, "Spanje-Oranje."
PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Note that the OED, back in the 19th century, uses "Netherlandish" to refer to the language; I have no idea how widespread this was, but it's certainly not been used for a long time now.
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We have seen something of the earlier kind of Netherlandish MSS. in those already referred to.
Illuminated Manuscripts John William Bradley 1873
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Mr. Silver's text offers an indispensable introduction to Bruegel's achievement—in Mr. Silver's phrase, "the epitome of naturalism in art, the climax of the Netherlandish tradition."
Earthy Grandeur Jonathan Lopez 2011
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By the mid-1560s, Bruegel placed a padlock on Bosch's door to the spirit world, banishing supernatural apparitions from the Netherlandish countryside.
Earthy Grandeur Jonathan Lopez 2011
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In a couple of hours we touch on, amongst much else, the iconography of the Netherlandish Renaissance, Spitfires, the curves of the human torso, the advantages and disadvantages of different media, the finishes that can be obtained from various methods by chemical treatment, numerous theories of art, self-portraiture and Rudolph Nureyev's foot.
A Magnificent Obsession Andrew McKie 2011
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