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Definition of Gleaners
1. gleaner [n] - See also: gleaner
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gleaners
Literary usage of Gleaners
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antiquary (1880)
"... as otters soto:— Ше are tge gleaners after 2T(me ! ... to anb fro:— Ше are
toe gleaners after ... gleaners ..."
2. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1880)
"... Olí Sime must reap, as öfters sot» : are tbc gleaners after Гипс ! ...
tbat go : ®le are tbe gleaners aftn Sime. ..."
3. Jean-François Millet, Peasant and Painter by Alfred Sensier (1880)
"I am working like a slave to get my picture done [' The gleaners']. I am sure I
don't know what will come of all the pains that I give myself. ..."
4. Little Branches: A Collection of Songs Prepared Especially for the Primary by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel, W. S. Nickle (1893)
"We are on-ly lit-tle gleaners, Stronger arms had gone be-fore, 3. ... Savior,
bless Thy lit-tle gleaners, And when an-gel reapers come, 3-1,1 -fh-if J—rt- ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Famous pictures of this group are 'Dance of the Nymphs' (Louvre) and 'Ville
d'Avray' (Metropolitan Museum, New York) by Corot (1796-1875) and 'The gleaners' ..."
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