Both Uses of
artificial
in
A Streetcar Named Desire
- Blanche has a tight, artificial smile on her drawn face.†
Scene 3.8
- And Stella ...Try and locate a bunch of artificial violets in that box, too, to pin with the seahorse on the lapel of the jacket.†
Scene 3.11 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(artificial as in: an artificial heart) made by humans -- often to replace something that can be found in nature
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(2)
(artificial as in: an artificial smile) not sincere, pretended, or designed to impress