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Rusticity American Gothic Grant Wood’s painting of stern Iowan farming couple. [Am. Art: Osborne, 1215] awkward rural wench who jilts a countryman for a clown. [Br. Drama: Shakespeare As You Like It] epitome of the mountain man. [Am. Lit.: The Big Sky] fishing, hunting, and philosophizing in rural surroundings. [Br. Lit.: Izaac Walton The Compleat Angler] makers of colorful lithographs of scenes of nature and outdoor recreation. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 699]
forest and lake region; setting for lumberjack legends. [Am. Lit.: Hart, 607] farce set in rural America. [TV: Terrace, II, 205–206] any small-town Jewish settlement in East Europe. [Jewish Hist.: Wigoder, 552] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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