Manson
['mænsn]
Definition
(noun.) Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is spread by mosquitos and suggested that mosquitos also spread malaria (1844-1922).
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Examples
- Mrs. Manson laid a purple finger on her lips. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- A visit to Mrs. Manson Mingott was always an amusing episode to the young man. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- A day or two later, on responding to a summons from Mrs. Manson Mingott, his soul had been more deeply tried. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- As Archer reached the corner he saw that the carriage standing at the door was Mrs. Manson Mingott's. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Mrs. Manson Mingott sent for me yesterday. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Then one day May told him that Mrs. Manson Mingott had asked to see him. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I pity Mrs. Manson Mingott as much as anybody: coming at her age, there's no knowing what effect this affair may have on her. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I am the Marchioness Manson. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- He knew, of course, that whatever man dared (within Fifth Avenue's limits) that old Mrs. Manson Mingott, the Matriarch of the line, would dare. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Even her devoted champion, old Mrs. Manson Mingott, had been unable to defend her refusal to return to her husband. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- He heard a murmur of skirts beside him, and the Marchioness Manson fluttered out of the drawing-room window. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- It occurs to me, my dear, that the Countess Olenska is already a sort of relation--through Medora Manson's first husband. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I understand that he represents his mother's view; and that Mrs. Manson Mingott's influence is great throughout her family. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The Marchioness Manson shook her head softly. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Mrs. Manson Mingott screwed up her little mouth into a grimace of mimic prudery and twinkled at him through malicious lids. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- If there is one, neither the Mingotts nor the Mansons belong to it; no, nor the Newlands or the Chiverses either. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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