Hay Wain

Hay Wain
the best-known painting (1821) by the English artist John Constable. It is in the National Gallery in London, and shows a typical English countryside scene of the period, in summer. Wain is an old fashioned word meaning a farm cart.

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  • The Hay Wain — Infobox Painting| title=The Hay Wain artist=John Constable year=1821 type=Oil on canvas height=130 width=185 height inch=51.2 width inch =72.8 city=London museum=National Gallery The Hay Wain is an oil on canvas painting by John Constable. It was …   Wikipedia

  • (the) Hay Wain — The Hay Wain [The Hay Wain] the best known painting (1821) by the English artist John Constable. It is in the ↑National Gallery in London, and shows a typical English countryside scene of the period, in summer. Wain is an old fashioned word… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wain — A wain is a type of horse drawn, load carrying vehicle, used for agricultural purposes rather than transporting people, for example a haywain. It normally has four wheels but the term has now acquired slightly poetical connotations so is not… …   Wikipedia

  • wain — 1. noun /weɪn/ a) A wagon; A four wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen. The Hay Wain is a famous painting by John Constable. b) A chariot used by the gods and goddesses or a symbolic cart used in rituals and shrines in …   Wiktionary

  • wain — noun Etymology: Middle English, wagon, chariot, from Old English wægn; akin to Middle Dutch wagen wagon, Old English wegan to move more at way Date: before 12th century 1. a usually large and heavy vehicle for farm use < a hay wain > 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Wain — Wain, n. [OE. wain, AS. w[ae]gn; akin to D. & G. wagen, OHG. wagan, Icel. & Sw. vagn, Dan. vogn, and E. way. ????. See {Way}, {Weigh}, and cf. {Wagon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A four wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wain rope — Wain Wain, n. [OE. wain, AS. w[ae]gn; akin to D. & G. wagen, OHG. wagan, Icel. & Sw. vagn, Dan. vogn, and E. way. ????. See {Way}, {Weigh}, and cf. {Wagon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A four wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hay|field — «HAY FEELD», noun. a field where grass, alfalfa, or clover is grown for hay: »From the sun burnt hayfield homeward creeps The loaded wain (William Cowper) …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Wain — Wain Wain, n. [OE. wain, AS. w[ae]gn; akin to D. & G. wagen, OHG. wagan, Icel. & Sw. vagn, Dan. vogn, and E. way. ????. See {Way}, {Weigh}, and cf. {Wagon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A four wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Haywain — Hay|wain, the a famous painting by John ↑Constable, showing horses pulling a ↑cart across a river …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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