Philip
['fɪləp]
Definition
(n.) The European hedge sparrow.
(n.) The house sparrow. Called also phip.
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Examples
- Somewhat to her surprise, Sir Philip followed her advice to the letter, and actually, towards the close of September, arrived at the priory. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The next Pope elected, Clement V, was a Frenchman, the choice of King Philip of France. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- One of the first standing armies, of which we have any distinct account in any well authenticated history, is that of Philip of Macedon. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It was not long before Olympias and Philip were bitterly estranged. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The lives of both Philip and his son were pervaded by the personality of a restless and evil woman, Olympias, the mother of Alexander. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He was still young, it is true, but well before Philip was one and thirty he had been thinking of the education of Alexander. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Next day Alexander departed with his mother--and Philip did nothing to restrain them. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Sir Philip Nunnely knew it; Shirley knew it; Mr. Sympson knew it. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The snakes invaded her domestic apartments, and history is not clear whether Philip found in them matter for exasperation or religious awe. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is well for a Sir Philip Nunnely to redden when he meets her eye. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Here the heart of St. Philip Neri was so inflamed with divine love as to burst his ribs. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was Philip who seems to have created charging cavalry. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He is a little ugly man, that Sir Philip. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- You--_you_, Shirley Keeldar, _refused_ Sir Philip Nunnely? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- With the weapon of his new army in his hand, Philip first turned his attention to the north of Macedonia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I will go to Meryton, said she, as soon as I am dressed, and tell the good, good news to my sister Philips. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Mr Philips has chosen CYDER for the subject of an excellent poem. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
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