Henry Moore

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A British sculptor who made large, abstract sculptures in bronze and stone

proper noun

: Henry Moore

The famous British sculptor Henry Moore created many iconic works.

Examples

The museum has acquired a large Henry Moore sculpture for its new gallery.
Art students often study the unique style of Henry Moore in their modern art courses.
A retrospective of Henry Moore's work attracted thousands of visitors last summer.
Did you know that Henry Moore was born in 1898?
A retrospective of Henry Moore's work attracted thousands of visitors last summer.
Art students often study the unique style of Henry Moore in their modern art courses.
The museum has acquired a large Henry Moore sculpture for its new gallery.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Henry + Moore

This is a proper name referring to a specific person; the constituent tokens 'Henry' and 'Moore' are personal names with no lexical meaning that would indicate 'British sculptor'. Understanding this MWE requires encyclopedic/cultural knowledge rather than compositional word knowledge, so a B1 learner who only knows the constituent words would not be able to derive the meaning.

Etymology

Henry Moore is the name of a British sculptor who made very large, smooth sculptures that look a little like rocks, bones, or sleeping people. He often left holes and simple curves in his work, so when people say 'Henry Moore' today they think of big, natural shapes and modern sculpture.