Canterbury
['kæntəb(ə)rɪ] or ['kæntɚ,bɛri]
Definition
(noun.) a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church.
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Definition
(n.) A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas a Becket, to which pilgrimages were formerly made.
(n.) A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose papers, etc.
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Definition
n. a stand with divisions in it for holding books music &c.—Canterbury Bells (see Campanula).
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Examples
- Mr. Micawber, who had been helping us all, out of the wash-hand-stand jug, replied: 'To Canterbury. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- For myself, my Canterbury Pilgrimage has done much; imprisonment on civil process, and want, will soon do more. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- It seized Laud, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and charged him with treason. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This was the first English press, but others were quickly set up at Oxford and York, Canterbury, Worcester, and Norwich, and books began to appear in a steady stream. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I have brought Agnes from the Canterbury coach, and her cheerful and beautiful face is among us for the second time. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Suppose some of the boys had seen me coming through Canterbury, wayworn and ragged, and should find me out? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- We shall get out at Canterbury. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- We sat there, talking about our pleasant old Canterbury days, an hour or two. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Having settled the little business I had to transact there, and slept there one night, I walked on to Canterbury early in the morning. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Theodore of Tarsus was one of the earliest archbishops of Canterbury (669-690). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- At Canterbury, therefore, we alighted, only to find that we should have to wait an hour before we could get a train to Newhaven. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- On Monday next, on the arrival of the four o'clock afternoon coach at Canterbury, my foot will be on my native heath--my name, Micawber! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- This train stops at Canterbury; and there is always at least a quarter of an hour's delay at the boat. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- He is the terror of the youth of Canterbury. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Coming into Canterbury, I loitered through the old streets with a sober pleasure that calmed my spirits, and eased my heart. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
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