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Norman Rockwell (iou) and galvanize (iou)


Norman Rockwell (iou)



Norman Rockwell adjectival phr. L20.
[Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), US artist and illustrator.]
Characteristic of or resembling Norman Rockwell's depictions of small-town American life, freq. characterized (esp. with negative connotations) as being idealized, sentimental, and quaint.

galvanize (iou)



galvanize verb trans. Also galvanise. E19.
[French galvaniser, from Galvani: see GALVANISM, -IZE.]
Apply galvanism to; stimulate (a muscle or nerve) by a galvanic current. Now chiefly fig., stir into violent activity etc. by shock or excitement. (Foll. by into, to.) E19.
P. Kurth A report from Dr Eitel..galvanized Zahle into further action. H. Carpenter What Macdonald found in that library galvanized his imagination.
Coat with metal, orig. by means of electrolysis; esp. coat (iron) with zinc as a protection against rust, usu. without the use of electricity. M19.
galvani'zation noun M19.
galvanizer noun M19.