Kate Greenaway

proper noun

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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. attributiveA 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.

Origin

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

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APA

Kate Greenaway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kate%20Greenaway

MLA

“Kate Greenaway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kate%20Greenaway. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kate Greenaway,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kate%20Greenaway.

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