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garth1 n 1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a courtyard surrounded by a cloister 2. Archaic a yard or garden [from Old Norse garthr; related to Old English geard yard2] garth2 n Northern English dialect a child's hoop, often the rim of a bicycle wheel [dialect variant of girth] 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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No observant eyes could have surveyed Miss Garth without seeing at once that she was a north-countrywoman. Her father, a manager of estates for various members of the landed gentry, was to a large extent the original both of her Adam Bede and of Caleb Garth in 'Middlemarch,' while her own childish life is partly reproduced in the experiences of Maggie in 'The Mill on the Floss. |
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