the Eight

the Eight
eight «ayt», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. one more than seven; 8: »

four and four make eight.

2. a group of eight persons or things.
3. a crew of eight rowers.
4. a playing card, domino, billiard ball, or other part of a game with eight spots or an “8” on it.
–adj.
being one more than seven.
[Middle English eghte, Old English eahta]
Eight «ayt», noun. the Eight,
the Ashcan School of painters, so called because it was formed in 1907 by eight New York painters.

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