Constable countryn.

Brit.

/ˈkʌnstəbl ˌkʌntri/,

/ˈkɒnstəbl ˌkʌntri/, U.S.

/ˈkɑnstəbl ˌkəntri/

Forms:

α. 1800s– Constable's country.

β. 1800s– Constable country.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Constable , country n.

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of the name of John Constable (1776–1837), English painter + country n. In β. forms < the name of John Constable + country n.

An area on the border between the English counties of Essex and Suffolk, including Dedham Vale and the River Stour, associated with and depicted in the landscape paintings of John Constable.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > associated with a particular person

Constable country1844

country1877

1844 Athenæum 3 Feb. 101/2 The spot of his nativity, East Bergholt, and its neighbourhood, at Flatford and Dedham, where his father owned several water and wind-mills, have furnished not a few subjects for Constable's pencil; and in after years became acknowledged as ‘Constable's country,’ par excellence.

1873 Portfolio Jan. 96 The Constable country, the paradise of East Bergholt, Dedham, Lavernham, and the other little places that the artist loved so dearly.

1933 Spectator 5 May 660/2 The by-ways of Suffolk that carry you through the Constable country, a land of utter quiet by the brink of streams that just flow and no more.

1988 Guardian 7 May 26/1 At Flatford Mill in the heart of Constable country.

2017 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 11 Nov. (Travel) 22 Just one hour from London lies the epicentre of Constable Country, straddling the willows and watermeadows of the Stour river on the Essex-Suffolk border.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	constable country
释义	Constable countryn. Brit. /ˈkʌnstəbl ˌkʌntri/, /ˈkɒnstəbl ˌkʌntri/, U.S. /ˈkɑnstəbl ˌkəntri/ Forms: α. 1800s– Constable's country. β. 1800s– Constable country. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Constable , country n. Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of the name of John Constable (1776–1837), English painter + country n. In β. forms < the name of John Constable + country n. An area on the border between the English counties of Essex and Suffolk, including Dedham Vale and the River Stour, associated with and depicted in the landscape paintings of John Constable. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > associated with a particular person Constable country1844 country1877 1844 Athenæum 3 Feb. 101/2 The spot of his nativity, East Bergholt, and its neighbourhood, at Flatford and Dedham, where his father owned several water and wind-mills, have furnished not a few subjects for Constable's pencil; and in after years became acknowledged as ‘Constable's country,’ par excellence. 1873 Portfolio Jan. 96 The Constable country, the paradise of East Bergholt, Dedham, Lavernham, and the other little places that the artist loved so dearly. 1933 Spectator 5 May 660/2 The by-ways of Suffolk that carry you through the Constable country, a land of utter quiet by the brink of streams that just flow and no more. 1988 Guardian 7 May 26/1 At Flatford Mill in the heart of Constable country. 2017 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 11 Nov. (Travel) 22 Just one hour from London lies the epicentre of Constable Country, straddling the willows and watermeadows of the Stour river on the Essex-Suffolk border. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1844
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