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Definition of Thorpe
1. Noun. Outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953).
Definition of Thorpe
1. Proper noun. (surname common habitational from=Old English) ¹
2. Noun. (dated) A group of houses in the country; a small village; a hamlet; a dorp. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thorpe
1. thorp [n -S] - See also: thorp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thorpe
Literary usage of Thorpe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report by Public Archives of Canada (1893)
"I have no hesitation in giving my opinion, that if His Majesty is pleased to pern
Mr. Thorpe to retain his situation in this Province, that the most serious ..."
2. A Life of William Shakespeare by Sidney Lee (1898)
"But Thorpe was too self-assertive to be a slavish imitator. ... With characteristic
magniloquence, Thorpe added the decorative and supererogatory phrase, ..."
3. A Life of William Shakespeare by Sidney Lee (1898)
"With characteristic magniloquence, Thorpe added the decorative and ... 2 Thorpe,
as far as is known, penned only one dedication before that to Shakespeare's ..."
4. A Life of William Shakespeare by Sidney Lee (1898)
"But Thorpe was too self-assertive to be a slavish imitator. ... With characteristic
magniloquence, Thorpe added the decorative and supererogatory phrase, ..."
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