Definition of Chirico

1. Noun. Italian painter (born in Greece) whose deep shadows and barren landscapes strongly influenced the surrealists (1888-1978).

Exact synonyms: Giorgio De Chirico
Generic synonyms: Painter

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chirico

Chionanthus virginicus
Chionochloa conspicua
Chios
Chipewyan
Chippendale
Chippewa
Chippewaian
Chippeway
Chippeways
Chippewyan
Chirag
Chiricahua
Chiricahua Apache
Chiricahuan
Chiricahuas
Chirico
Chirocephalus
Chiron
Chironomus
Chiroptera
Chisholm Trail
Chishona
Chisinau
Chislev
Chisox
Chita
Chitahuri
Chittagong
Chittagong District
Chittagong Division

Literary usage of Chirico

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

1. Researches Into the History of Playing Cards: With Illustrations of the by Samuel Weller Singer (1816)
"Messer Paolo da San chirico, was probably Francesco Berni himself: it is remarkable that Rolli, who published a collection of these Capitoli Burlesche, ..."

2. Italian Weights and Measures from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century by Ronald Edward Zupko (1981)
"... at Lauria and Matera, 4-8 caraffe; (0.375 hi) at Missanello and S.chirico ... 45 caraffe; (0.429 hi) at S. chirico Nuovo and Miglionico, 4-8 caraffe; ..."

3. The Urban Condition: space, community, and self in the contemporary metropolis by Ghent Urban Studies Team (1999)
"3° Characters seem to become no more than mannequins in architectural designs or spatial environments recalling the paintings of Giorgio Dc chirico ..."

4. Adventure Guides Italian Riviera: San Remo, Portofino & Genoa by Amy Finley (2006)
"A contemporary gallery presents some modern works by Picasso, Magritte, de chirico, Twombly and others. (Open October-March, Monday, Wednesday, ..."

5. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion by United States Naval War Records Office, United States Office of Naval Records and Library (1902)
"I can not say too much in praise of Captain Dominico chirico. He treated the crew and myself in the best manner he possibly could; in fact, himself and his ..."

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