Scott
[skɑt]
Definition
(noun.) United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858).
(noun.) British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832).
(noun.) United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866).
(noun.) English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912).
(noun.) award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999).
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Examples
- Indeed Scott did not deem it important to hold anything beyond the Rio Grande, and authorized Taylor to fall back to that line if he chose. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- M. Le Gray, of Paris, was the first to suggest collodion for this purpose, but Mr. Scott Archer, of London, in 1851, was the first to carry it out practically. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- General Scott had been unable to get clothing for the troops from the North. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Doesn't she remind you of Mrs. Scott-Siddons when she reads 'Lady Geraldine's Courtship'? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Scott was a Whig and the administration was democratic. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- And, continued Joe Scott, Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- While I was at West Point the tactics used in the army had been Scott's and the musket the flint lock. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Scott Archer’s Collodion Process in Photography. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- On the 29th Vera Cruz and San Juan de Ulloa were occupied by Scott's army. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The transport ship Gloria Scott was set down by the Admiralty as being lost at sea, and no word has ever leaked out as to her true fate. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- A few seconds later a roar like thunder burst upon our ears, and as the smoke thinned away there was no sign left of the _Gloria Scott_. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- It stopped, and a well-known nasal voice cried aloud, Boy (probably addressing Harry Scott, who usually hung about the premises from 9 a. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- But Sir Walter Scott--I suppose Mr. Lydgate knows him, said young Plymdale, a little cheered by this advantage. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He had started on this march before he was aware of General Scott being in the country. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Probably nothing but Joe Scott, or my own shadow by moonlight. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The Scotts came to the Brookes' now, and everyone found the little house a cheerful place, full of happiness, content, and family love. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He's away all day, and at night when I want to see him, he is continually going over to the Scotts'. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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