Albert
['ælbət]
Definition
(noun.) prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861).
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Definition
n. a short kind of watch-chain.
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Examples
- I went down to the Albert Dock and found that she had been taken down the river by the early tide this morning, homeward bound to Savannah. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- In illustration of this idea he invented a crane, which was erected on Newcastle quay in 1846; another was constructed on the Albert dock at Liverpool, and others at other places. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Keep close to yer mammy, Albert,--close,--dey'll put us up togedder, she said. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He had a large wide-awake hat of the sombrero pattern then generally used in this country, and a rough, brown overcoat, cut somewhat similarly to his Prince Albert coat. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A Knight stepped forward from the King's attendants, and, laying his hand on the shoulder of Albert de Malvoisin, said, I arrest thee of High Treason. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- By her side stood her only remaining son, Albert, a bright-looking little fellow of fourteen years. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Albert Malvoisin, alarmed and impatient at the duration of their conference, now advanced to interrupt it. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The two men-at-arms, with whom Albert Malvoisin had not failed to communicate upon the import of their testimony, were now called forward. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Albert Malvoisin, give this gage of battle to Brian de Bois-Guilbert. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Albert, thou art my friend. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The Preceptor Albert waited impatiently in an adjacent chamber the return of Bois-Guilbert. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The Grand Master, having allowed the apology of Albert Malvoisin, commanded the herald to stand forth and do his devoir. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The Albert-type and Woodbury-type are early modifications of this art. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- They must be strengthened, Albert, replied Mont-Fitchet, they must be strengthened. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- A few years ago, when Edison had received the Albert medal of the Royal Society of Arts, one of the present authors called at the laboratory to see it. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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