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.
Statements (20)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.