Lombard
['lɔmbəd;'lʌm-]
Definition
(noun.) a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century.
Typed by Barack--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.
(n.) A money lender or banker; -- so called because the business of banking was first carried on in London by Lombards.
(n.) Same as Lombard-house.
(n.) A form of cannon formerly in use.
Typist: Paul
Definition
n. an inhabitant of Lombardy in Italy: one of the Lombards or Langobardi a Germanic tribe which founded a kingdom in Lombardy (568) overthrown by Charlemagne (774): (obs.) a banker or money-lender so called from the number of Lombard bankers in London.—adjs. Lom′bard Lombar′dic.—Lombard architecture the style used by the Lombards derived from the base Roman style they found in the country superseded by the Pointed Style imported from France (13th century); Lombard Street the chief centre of the banking interest in London.
Editor: Olaf
Examples
- It was twenty minutes to five when we drew up before the bank in Lombard Street. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Well, sir, the cab went from Lombard Street to the Tower Wharf. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- George Yard, Lombard Street. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- At last I saw a vacancy at Mawson & Williams's, the great stock-broking firm in Lombard Street. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- My darling Frederick must positively be an eldest son; and--and do ask Papa to bring us back his account in Lombard Street, will you, dear? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Italy was indeed at that time almost a desert; the Lombard historians assert they came into an empty country. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Jones, Brown, and Robinson, Lombard Street. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The boy with the ill-secured eyes took his place on the box by the driver, and the driver was directed to go to Lombard Street. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I myself felt as sad as the wet Lombard country that was outside through the window. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Early on that memorable day, our gifted Mr. Godfrey happened to be cashing a cheque at a banking-house in Lombard Street. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The Lombards were as yet north of the Danube. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The greater part of his Italian conquests was lost to the Lombards. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- From the latter par t of the fourth century the Roman Empire had been overrun by the Visigot hs, the Vandals, the Huns, the Ostrogoths, the Lombards, and other barbarians. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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