Christopher
['krɪstəfə(r)]
Definition
(noun.) Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century).
Inputed by Conrad--From WordNet
Examples
- Gutenberg consented, and the next day the woman sent the money for the St. Christopher. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Moore should have been at hand, whereas he was quite at the other extremity of the room, deep in conference with Christopher Sykes. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Nobody ever HAD built above Fortieth Street--no, says I, nor above the Battery either, before Christopher Columbus discovered America. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Christopher Colombo--the great Christopher Colombo. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The result was a much clearer picture than the old St. Christopher had been. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- They are made from blocks, like the St. Christopher. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I show you beautiful, O, magnificent bust Christopher Colombo! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- There is a huge lumbering Saint Christopher yonder, sufficient to bear a whole company to the earth. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Now I shall want a picture of St. Christopher in every room in the house, said Anna. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- It’s an unsightly creature, she said, studying it, and not to be compared with our picture of good St. Christopher on the wall yonder. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Christopher Colombo! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- New York and New Jersey were in the possession of the Dutch, the half of St. Christopher's in that of the French. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It appears a neat job, however, as far as I could judge by candlelight, and does my friend Christopher Jackson credit. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Christopher Colombo --pleasant name--is--is he dead? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He knew that some of these specks even represented Christopher as capable of harbouring designs in 'that head,' and as being a crafty impostor. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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