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- adjective idiomatic Of or pertaining to a
description or otherdepiction which reveals the full range of characteristics of a person or thing, including theshortcomings andimperfections . - adverb idiomatic In a manner which does not conceal shortcomings or imperfections.
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oroboros commented on the word warts and all
When Oliver Cromwell sat for his portrait he insisted he be portrayed "warts and all" or he wouldn't pay the artist.
January 3, 2010
dontcry commented on the word warts and all
Did he have a lot of warts -- and all (whatever that includes)? Did he pay?
*dashes off to google him*
January 3, 2010
dontcry commented on the word warts and all
Well, it looks as if he certainly had a wart or mole above his right eyebrow. He also had a little soul patch, which I will assume to be the "and all" in this head shot.
No, wait: I'm looking at a portrait of him on his mount. His steed seems to be smirking at the "Lord Protector," who is sporting a bit of a paunch and is holding what appears to me to be a thread of a crop in his pudgy little hand which is resting on his hip. His foot is in poor form in the stirrup. I guess the artists of the day took him at his word.
January 3, 2010
reesetee commented on the word warts and all
What about the steed? I wonder whether anyone asked how he wanted to be portrayed.
January 3, 2010