Tudor

['tju:də]

Definition

(noun.) an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603).

(noun.) a member of the dynasty that ruled England.

(noun.) United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987).

(adj.) of or relating to a style of architecture in England in the 15th century; 'half-timbered Tudor houses'; 'Tudor furniture' .

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Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to a royal line of England, descended from Owen Tudor of Wales, who married the widowed queen of Henry V. The first reigning Tudor was Henry VII.; the last, Elizabeth.

Typist: Virginia

Definition

adj. pertaining to the royal line of the Tudors (1485-1603): pertaining to the Tudor style of architecture.—Tudor flower a trefoil ornament frequent in Tudor architecture; Tudor rose the conventional five-lobed flower adopted as a badge by Henry VII.; Tudor style (archit.) a rather indefinite term applied to the Late Perpendicular and the transition from that to Elizabethan—it is characterised by a flat arch shallow mouldings and a profusion of panelling on the walls.

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