Davis
['devɪs]
Definition
(noun.) United States film actress (1908-1989).
(noun.) United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945).
(noun.) American statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1808-1889).
(noun.) United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991).
(noun.) United States painter who developed an American version of cubism (1894-1964).
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Examples
- All flashed indignant or appealing glances at the inexorable Davis, and one passionate lime lover burst into tears. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- It was an allegory, representing Mr. Davis in the act of signing a secession act or some such document. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- You needn't be so rude, it's only a 'lapse of lingy', as Mr. Davis says, retorted Amy, finishing Jo with her Latin. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Naturally enough, Mr. Davis wanted to escape, and would not reflect much how this should be accomplished provided it might be done successfully. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- These speeches of Mr. Davis were not long in reaching Sherman. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- This part of Mr. Davis's military plan was admirable, and promised the best results of anything he could have done, according to my judgment. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Davis was trying to make his escape, sent forces in pursuit and succeeded in capturing him on the morning of May 11th. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Unfortunately, Mr. Davis particularly detested the odor of the fashionable pickle, and disgust added to his wrath. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I speak advisedly when I saw Mr. Davis prided himself on his military capacity. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Davis's division of the Army of the Cumberland. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Davis was at church when he received Lee's dispatch. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- You will now stand on the platform till recess, said Mr. Davis, resolved to do the thing thoroughly, since he had begun. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Now Mr. Davis had declared limes a contraband article, and solemnly vowed to publicly ferrule the first person who was found breaking the law. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Mr. Davis's speeches were frank appeals to the people of Georgia and that portion of the South to come to their relief. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Much was said at the time about the garb Mr. Davis was wearing when he was captured. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Editor: Terence