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HOLBEIN

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Overview

HOLBEIN (noun)
  The noun HOLBEIN has 2 senses:

1. German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king's prospective brides (1497-1543)play

2. German painter of religious works (1465-1524)play

  Familiarity information: HOLBEIN used as a noun is rare.


English dictionary: Word details


HOLBEIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king's prospective brides (1497-1543)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hans Holbein; Holbein; Holbein the Younger

Instance hypernyms:

engraver (a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching)

old master (a great European painter prior to 19th century)


Sense 2

Meaning:

German painter of religious works (1465-1524)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hans Holbein; Holbein; Holbein the Elder

Instance hypernyms:

old master (a great European painter prior to 19th century)


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