Remington
proper nounnounattested in dialogue
- //ˈɹɛmɪŋtən//
An English habitational surname from Old English; (art) used specifically of Frederic Remington (1861–1909), an American artist who specialized in depictions of the Old West.
proper noun
- 1
An English habitational surname from Old English; (art) used specifically of Frederic Remington (1861–1909), an American artist who specialized in depictions of the Old West.
One of his movies may suggest an inward unity and spaciousness that seems a mark of good fiction, as in The Big Sleep; it may have the scope and resonance to fill a historical landscape worthy of Remington, as Red River does.
Rafe loved Remington. He so typified the old West.
In jeans, a long sleeved canvas shirt and boots, Young gave the appearance of a living Remington painting as he listened quietly to Jenkins' rendition of the story.
- 2
A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
- 3
A town in Indiana; named for the founder of the town's general store.
- 4
A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland; named for early landowner William Remington.
- 5
A town in Virginia.
- 6
A hamlet in Ohio.
- 7
A town in Wisconsin.
Etymology
The surname is from Rimington, from Old English rima (“edge, border”) + -ing + -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”).
noun
- 1
A gun produced by the American manufacturer Remington Arms.
- 2
A kind of typewriter.
Forms
- plural
- Remingtons
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