Scottish+idiom

  • 1Scottish Colourists — The Scottish Colourists were a group of painters from Scotland whose work was not very highly regarded when it was first exhibited in the 1920s and 1930s, but which in the late 20th Century came to have a formative influence on contemporary… …

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  • 2Scottish English — is the variety of English spoken in Scotland, also called Scottish Standard English. [ [http://www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk/corpus/details/ The SCOTS Corpus contains documents in Scottish Standard English, documents in different varieties of Scots,… …

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  • 3Scottish art — The history of Scottish visual art which we can take to mean the visual art produced within the modern political boundary of Scotland since the earliest times, forms a distinctive tradition within British and European art. It may be considered to …

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  • 4Scottish English — /ˌskɒtɪʃ ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (say .skotish ingglish) noun 1. the English language as used in Scotland, including all varieties whether regional or social. 2. the dialect of the English language broadly identified with Scotland, characterised by the… …

  • 5Chaucer's influence on fifteenth-century Scottish literature — began in the fifteenth century. The first phase of Scottish “Chaucerianism” began with King James I of Scotland. The second phase quickly followed with Robert Henryson, William Dunbar, and Gavin Douglas. At this point, England has recognised… …

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  • 6Chaucer's Influence on Fifteenth Century Scottish Literature — began in the fifteenth century. The first phase of Scottish “Chaucerianism” began with King James I of Scotland. The second phase quickly followed with Robert Henryson, William Dunbar, and Gavin Douglas. At this point, England has recognized… …

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  • 7William Alexander Bain — William Alexander Bain, 1905 1971, was a Scottish pharmacologist, best known for his early work with antihistamine drugs. Early Days Willie Bain was a grandson of William Bain, farmer, of Cairnie near Musselburgh, and of Mary Gardner. His father… …

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  • 8Cutty-sark — is Scots for a short chemise or short undergarment; see Cutty sark (witch).Cutty sark or Cutty Sark usually refers to: * Cutty sark (witch), a fictional character created by Robert Burns in his comic poem Tam o Shanter , also referred to in the… …

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  • 9scotticism — n. Scottish idiom …

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  • 10performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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