Roger bannister
sir roger (gilbert) born 1929, english track and field athlete: first to run a mile in less than four minutes.
noun
sir roger (gilbert). born 1929, british athlete and doctor: first man to run a mile in under four minutes (1954)
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banister. a bal-ster. sometimes, banisters. the bal-strade of a staircase. historical examples this best of stage seamen since bannisters time was born in 1780, and died only recently. haunted london walter thornbury then up she’d be coming, step by step, houlding on to the bannisters, dot and carry one. the manxman hall caine i slid […]
- Banns
notice of an intended marriage, given three times in the parish church of each of the betrothed. any public announcement of a proposed marriage, either verbal or written and made in a church or by church officials. contemporary examples a source close to zuckerberg has said the timing of the banns was purely coincidental, since […]
- Banoffee
noun a filling for a pie, consisting of toffee and banana
- Banoffi pie
noun a dessert of pastry filled with bananas and toffee, topped with whipped cream and often sprinkled with powdered coffee word origin ban(ana) + -offi (alteration of (c)offee) created by nigel mackenzie, owner of the hungry monk restaurant in suss-x uk, in 1972 usage note cooking
- Banquet room
a sp-cious dining room for accommodating banquets, as in a hotel. historical examples it seemed to come from the banquet room adjoining mine, or from the doctor’s room on the other side. pharaoh’s broker ellsworth dougl-ss as he came from the banquet room, washington and his officers met the three. then marched the brave harriet […]