Little Grey Lady of the Sea

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The Little Grey Lady of the Sea is a poetic nickname for Nantucket, reflecting the island’s foggy, gray appearance as it emerges from the Atlantic Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
poetic epithet
appearsIn descriptions of Nantucket in travel writing
appliesTo Nantucket
surface form: Nantucket Island
associatedWith Atlantic Ocean
connotation romanticized image of Nantucket
contextOfUse literary description of Nantucket
tourism promotion
country United States of America
surface form: United States
describes Nantucket
etymologyNote derived from Nantucket’s gray, fog-covered appearance from the sea
hasCharacteristic foggy appearance
gray appearance
language English
refersTo Nantucket
region Massachusetts
relatedTo Nantucket fog
Nantucket maritime history
symbolizes Nantucket’s atmospheric coastal climate
usedAs poetic nickname for Nantucket

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Nantucket hasNickname Little Grey Lady of the Sea