Definition of Garbo

1. Noun. United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990).

Exact synonyms: Greta Garbo, Greta Louisa Gustafsson
Generic synonyms: Actress

Definition of Garbo

1. Noun. (Australia informal) A rubbish collector. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Garbo

1. a dustman [n -S] - See also: dustman

Lexicographical Neighbors of Garbo

garbes
garbidge
garbidged
garbing
garble
garbled
garblement
garblements
garbler
garblers
garbles
garbless
garbley gook
garbling
garblings
garbo (current term)
garboard
garboard plank
garboard strake
garboards
garboil
garboils
garbological
garbologically
garbologies
garbologist
garbologists
garbology
garbos
garbs

Literary usage of Garbo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Contributions Toward a History of Arabico-Gothic Culture by Leo Wiener (1921)
"Even in Tuscany there is an enormous difference between garbo wool and wool ... In Siena lana di garbo is apparently placed far above all other kinds of ..."

2. Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings edited by John Denison Champlin, Charles Callahan Perkins (1887)
"Acquired in 1751. Engraved by CG Schultze ; Cardon.—Vosmaer, 442. garbo ... Beal name Capponi, but commonly called del garbo (the Graceful). ..."

3. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects by Giorgio Vasari, Jonathan Foster (1871)
"The pictures of Visino were painted about the year 1515. THE FLORENTINE PAINTER, RAFFAELLINO DEL garbo. [BORN 1473—DIED 1524.] RAFFAELLO DEL garbo, having ..."

4. History of Painting by Karl Woermann (1885)
"... del garbo^ born in 1466, died in 1524, was a pupil of Filippino Lippi's, and an instance of a painter who, after promising great things, ..."

5. Handbook for Travellers in Central Italy: Including the Papal States, Rome by John Murray (Firm) (1843)
"At the high altar is a picture attributed to Perugino. by Raffaellino del garbo, the accomplished scholar of Lippi ; the altar- piece is a charming work of ..."

6. Contributions Toward a History of Arabico-Gothic Culture by Leo Wiener (1921)
"Even in Tuscany there is an enormous difference between garbo wool and wool ... In Siena lana di garbo is apparently placed far above all other kinds of ..."

7. Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings edited by John Denison Champlin, Charles Callahan Perkins (1887)
"Acquired in 1751. Engraved by CG Schultze ; Cardon.—Vosmaer, 442. garbo ... Beal name Capponi, but commonly called del garbo (the Graceful). ..."

8. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects by Giorgio Vasari, Jonathan Foster (1871)
"The pictures of Visino were painted about the year 1515. THE FLORENTINE PAINTER, RAFFAELLINO DEL garbo. [BORN 1473—DIED 1524.] RAFFAELLO DEL garbo, having ..."

9. History of Painting by Karl Woermann (1885)
"... del garbo^ born in 1466, died in 1524, was a pupil of Filippino Lippi's, and an instance of a painter who, after promising great things, ..."

10. Handbook for Travellers in Central Italy: Including the Papal States, Rome by John Murray (Firm) (1843)
"At the high altar is a picture attributed to Perugino. by Raffaellino del garbo, the accomplished scholar of Lippi ; the altar- piece is a charming work of ..."

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