Bruce
[bru:s]
Definition
(noun.) king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329).
(noun.) Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931).
Editor: Sidney--From WordNet
Examples
- Introduction of Stereotyping in the United States by David Bruce. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He has a thirst for travelling; perhaps he may turn out a Bruce or a Mungo Park, said Mr. Brooke. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- You never heard of Bruce, perhaps? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Typist: Nigel