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Rackhamesque, a.|rækəˈmɛsk| [See -esque.] Characteristic of or resembling the drawings of Arthur Rackham (1867–1939), book illustrator.
1935Forestry IX. 15 There was also strong feeling about the way in which Rackhamesque trees of the forest were rapidly being replaced by pines. 1936‘G. Orwell’ Keep Aspidistra Flying iv. 88 The trees..twisted themselves into whimsy Rackhamesque attitudes. 1961S. Gilruth Drown her Remembrance iii. 30 A few isolated olive trees, gnarled and twisted into weird Rackhamesque shapes. |