Cyril
['sirəl]
Definition
(noun.) Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869).
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Examples
- He tore off a strip of the blotting-paper and turned towards us the following hieroglyphic: GRAPHIC Cyril Overton was much excited. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Oh, Cyril is his name! Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- On the plea of the man being Cyril Hall's friend and Robert Moore's brother, we'll just tolerate his existence; won't we, Cary? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Cyril Hall, my friend. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I thought that he was perfectly hateful--and I was sure that Cyril would not wish me to know such a person. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Cyril Overton pressed his hands to his head. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Yes, Mr. Holmes, Cyril Morton, an electrical engineer, and we hope to be married at the end of the summer. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Cyril Hall, on his part, also placed a sprig in safety between the leaves of a pocket Testament. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Several before I knew Cyril. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Cyril Hall was their pope, infallible to them as Dr. Thomas Boultby to his admirers. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I suppose, then, if you have never heard of Godfrey Staunton, you don't know Cyril Overton either? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I am Cyril Overton. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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