Kate Greenaway

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

After Kate Greenaway (1846–1901), English Victorian artist and writer, known for her children's book illustrations.

Proper noun[edit]

Kate Greenaway

  1. (attributive) A style of clothing for young children, resembling late 18th-century and Regency fashions, with smock frocks and skeleton suits for boys, and high-waisted pinafores and dresses with mob caps and straw bonnets for girls.