poetic nickname for Nantucket
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The "Little Grey Lady of the Sea" is a romantic moniker highlighting Nantucket’s fog-shrouded, weathered island character and maritime heritage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Grey Lady of the Sea | 0 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
moniker
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poetic nickname ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Nantucket
ⓘ
surface form:
Nantucket Island
|
| associatedWith |
Nantucket
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic island of Nantucket
New England coastal culture ⓘ |
| category |
geographical nickname
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poetic geographical epithet ⓘ |
| connotation |
age and weathering
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mysterious atmosphere ⓘ seafaring tradition ⓘ |
| describes |
fog-shrouded character of Nantucket
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weathered island character of Nantucket ⓘ |
| evokes | Nantucket’s maritime heritage ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Grey
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Lady ⓘ Little ⓘ of the Sea ⓘ |
| hasQuality | romantic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| refersTo | Nantucket ⓘ |
| refersToFeature |
Nantucket’s isolation at sea
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frequent fog around Nantucket ⓘ |
| usedAs | nickname for Nantucket ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
literary and travel writing about Nantucket
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tourism promotion for Nantucket ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.