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ASH CAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ash Can mean?
• ASH CAN (noun)
The noun ASH CAN has 1 sense:
1. early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life
Familiarity information: ASH CAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Ash Can; Ashcan school
Hypernyms ("Ash Can" is a kind of...):
art movement; artistic movement (a group of artists who agree on general principles)
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