Borden
Gail, 1801–74, U.S. inventor: developed technique for condensing milk.
Lizzie (Andrew) 1860–1927, defendant in U.S. 1893 trial: acquitted of ax murder of father and stepmother.
Sir Robert Laird
[laird] /lɛərd/ (Show IPA), 1854–1937, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1911–20.
Contemporary Examples
Would You Stay in Lizzie Borden’s Ax-Murder House? Nina Strochlic October 29, 2014
Fake It Like Batman: Welcome to The Real Fight Club Anna Brand December 26, 2013
New England’s Crazy Christmas Tree Tradition Condé Nast Traveler December 20, 2013
Would You Stay in Lizzie Borden’s Ax-Murder House? Nina Strochlic October 29, 2014
Mitt Romney Clinches GOP Nomination & More Texas Primary Results Ben Jacobs May 29, 2012
Historical Examples
Victor’s Triumph Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
The Pirate Shark Elliott Whitney
A Modern Cinderella Amanda M. Douglas
The Pirate Shark Elliott Whitney
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson – Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Robert Louis Stevenson
Read Also:
- Boyle
Kay, 1903–1993, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet. Robert, 1627–91, English chemist and physicist. T. Coraghessan [kaw rag-uh-suh n] /kɔ ˈræg ə sən/ (Show IPA), born 1948, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. Contemporary Examples Behind the Gert Boyle Kidnap Attempt Winston Ross November 26, 2010 Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days […]
- Bridges
Calvin Blackman [blak-muh n] /ˈblæk mən/ (Show IPA), 1889–1938, U.S. geneticist. Harry (Alfred Bryant Renton) [ren-tn] /ˈrɛn tn/ (Show IPA), 1900–1990, U.S. labor leader, born in Australia. Robert (Seymour) 1884–1930, English poet and essayist: poet laureate 1913–30. a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. a connecting, transitional, or […]
- Brookings
Robert Somers [suhm-erz] /ˈsʌm ərz/ (Show IPA), 1850–1932, U.S. merchant and philanthropist. a city in E South Dakota. Contemporary Examples Can Obama and a Republican Senate Find Common Ground? Eleanor Clift November 3, 2014 What Comes After Assad in Syria? Bruce Riedel July 19, 2012 Al Qaeda’s Odd Silence on Egypt Bruce Riedel February 5, […]
- Charles-brockden-brown
Charles Brockden [brok-duh n] /ˈbrɒk dən/ (Show IPA), 1771–1810, U.S. novelist. Clifford (“Brownie”) 1930–56, U.S. jazz trumpeter. Edmund Gerald, Jr (“Jerry”) born 1938, U.S. politician: governor of California 1975–83. Herbert Charles, 1912–2004, U.S. chemist, born in England: Nobel Prize 1979. James Nathaniel (“Jimmy”) born 1936, U.S. football player and actor. John (“Old Brown of Osawatomie”) […]
- Browning
Elizabeth Barrett [bar-it] /ˈbær ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1806–61, English poet. John Moses, 1885–1926, U.S. designer of firearms. Robert, 1812–89, English poet (husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning). a dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue. Offensive. a person whose skin has a light- or dark-brown pigmentation. of the color brown. (of animals) having skin, […]