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Walter ˈScottish, a.
[f. the name of the novelist Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) + -ish1.]
Of or characteristic of Sir Walter Scott, his writings, or his style.
1827Southey Let. 4 Nov. (1965) II. 320 M. De Barante, a sort of Sir Walter Scottish historian. 1957R. Campbell Portugal v. 74 There is nothing phoney or Walter Scott-ish about the costumes.
Also Walter ˈScottism n. [-ism], an idiom or mode of expression characteristic of the writings of Scott; the ideas, style, etc. of Scott.
1835Thackeray Jrnl. 20 Apr. in Lett. & Papers (1945) I. 283 Cattermole's letter is full of Walter Scottisms. 1989National Rev. (U.S.) 13 Oct. 21/1 What they were ‘fugitive’ from was ‘the high-caste Brahmins of the Old South’, magnolias and Walter Scottism. |