Eyre
[eə]
Definition
(noun.) a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent.
Checked by Amy--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A journey in circuit of certain judges called justices in eyre (or in itinere).
Edited by Jeremy
Definition
n. a journey or circuit: a court of itinerant justices.—Justices in eyre itinerant judges who went on circuit.
Editor: Nicolas
Examples
- Is Miss Eyre there? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- How dare you affirm that, Jane Eyre? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Jane Eyre, sir. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- My mother's name was Eyre; she had two brothers; one a clergyman, who married Miss Jane Reed, of Gateshead; the other, John Eyre, Esq. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Don't draw that chair farther off, Miss Eyre; sit down exactly where I placed it--if you please, that is. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Perhaps you would rather not sit any longer on my knee, Miss Eyre? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- As soon as Mary came down I heard the question: Is Miss Eyre here? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I wished to see Jane Eyre, and I fancy a likeness where none exists: besides, in eight years she must be so changed. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Abbot and Bessie, I believe I gave orders that Jane Eyre should be left in the red-room till I came to her myself. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Miss Eyre, are you ill? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- And then you won't know me, sir; and I shall not be your Jane Eyre any longer, but an ape in a harlequin's jacket--a jay in borrowed plumes. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Miss Eyre has been an invaluable companion to me, and a kind and careful teacher to Adele. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Both ladies, as I advanced, rose to welcome me, and both addressed me by the name of Miss Eyre. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I wrote to him; I said I was sorry for his disappointment, but Jane Eyre was dead: she had died of typhus fever at Lowood. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- My position, Miss Eyre, with my back to the fire, and my face to the room, favours observation. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Have you ever heard anything from your father's kinsfolk, the Eyres? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Checker: Ronnie