English dictionary
preraphaelite
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Of or pertaining to the style called preraphaelitism; as, a <i>preraphaelite</i> figure; a <i>preraphaelite</i> landscape.
Source: webster1913
noun
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One who favors or practices art as it was before Raphael; one who favors or advocates preraphaelitism.
Source: webster1913
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Popularly, any modern artist thought to be a would-be restorer of early ideas or methods, as one of the German painters often called <i>Nazarenes</i>, or one who paints and draws with extreme minuteness of detail.
Source: webster1913