Meaning of Remington | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An English habitational surname from Old English; (art) used specifically of Frederic Remington (1861–1909), an American artist who specialized in depictions of the Old West.
2. A gun produced by the American manufacturer Remington Arms.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
4. A kind of typewriter.
5. A town in Indiana; named for the founder of the town's general store.
6. A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland; named for early landowner William Remington.
7. A town in Virginia.
8. A hamlet in Ohio.
9. A town in Wisconsin.

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Examples

“One of his movies may suggest an inward unity and spaciousness that seems a mark of good fiction, as in The Big Sleep; it may have the scope and resonance to fill a historical landscape worthy of Remington, as Red River does.”

“Rafe loved Remington. He so typified the old West.”

“In jeans, a long sleeved canvas shirt and boots, Young gave the appearance of a living Remington painting as he listened quietly to Jenkins' rendition of the story.”

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