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Norwich|ˈnɒrɪtʃ, -ɪdʒ|
[The name of the city and county town of Norfolk.]
Used attrib. in various collocations, as Norwich crape (see crape n. 1); Norwich damask, Norwich poplin, Norwich shawl; also Norwich school, an English school of painting of the early nineteenth century associated with Norwich; Norwich stuff, a textile fabric manufactured, or as manufactured, in Norwich; Norwich terrier, a small, thickset, red or black-and-tan, rough-coated terrier with pricked ears, belonging to a breed developed in East Anglia; in North America and formerly in Britain also used for the drop-eared variety of the breed, now called the Norfolk terrier; also ellipt. Norwich.
1618T. Roe Advise for Goodes in Embassy (1899) II. 487 Some light coullored Norwich stuffes wrought in flowers for triall, the lighter the better. 1685,1709[see crape n. 1]. 1741Richardson Pamela IV. xiii. 75 So many Yards of Norwich Stuffs for Gowns and Coats for Girls. 1774H. Walpole Descr. Strawberry-Hill 65 The room is hung with crimson Norwich damask. 1790M. Dunsford Hist. Mem. Tiverton iv. 235 This year [sc. 1752] was introduced to Tiverton the manufacture of Norwich stuffs, camblets, tarborates, [etc.]. 1816J. Crome Let. Jan. in W. F. Dickes Norwich Sch. Painting (1906) v. 111 You wish me to give you my opinion of your picture... How pleased I was to see so much improvement in the figures, so unlike our Norwich School; I may say they were good. 1821Times 15 Aug., The ladies to wear..dark Norwich crape. c1860in A. Adburgham Shops & Shopping (1964) ix. 100 Paisley, Norwich and French shawls. Ibid., Irish and Norwich poplins. 1877Encycl. Brit. VII. 596/2 John Crome (1769–1821), English landscape painter, founder and chief representative of the ‘Norwich School’. 1906W. F. Dickes Norwich Sch. Painting 11 The Norwich School has had a powerful influence upon the Art of Great Britain. 1929Official Guide to City of Norwich 25 The..Jacquard loom for the weaving of the beautiful Norwich shawls of coloured silks. 1931J. Lucas Hunt & Working Terriers xxiii. 189 In 1880 a Mr. Nichols of Wymondham, Norfolk, was breeding a small red dog which he called the Norwich terrier. 1950‘Mercury’ Dict. Textile Terms 368/1 Norwich crepe, a cloth very similar to georgettes, and made from fine silk warp and cotton weft, the crepe being produced by the weave. 1950A. C. Smith Dogs since 1900 xi. 179 Some of their admirers..asked permission to have them registered at the Kennel Club as Norwich Terriers. In 1932 they were admitted to registration. 1951Short Guide Norwich School Pictures 3 The old masters of Holland..influenced so profoundly the Norwich School. 1958Times 12 Dec. 1/7 (Advt.), Norwich Terrier for sale. 1967R. M. R. Young Guide to Bridewell Museum 11 The traditional Oriental design now often called ‘the Paisley pattern’ was also used by the Norwich shawl makers. 1971F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 466 From these red East Anglian terriers..sprang the breed which was recognized..as the Norwich terrier. Ibid. 467 The Norwich is very hardy and adaptable. 1972Times 21 June 16/5 Two large, fine views by Henry Bright, the late Norwich school landscapist. 1974Country Life 28 Nov. 1652/1 The Castle Museum at Norwich has long specialized in the..Norwich School. |