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Definition of Harley street
1. Noun. A street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located.
Group relationships: British Capital, Capital Of The United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Definition of Harley street
1. Proper noun. A street in Westminster having many physicians' practices. ¹
2. Proper noun. (context by extension) The English medical profession (especially the private sector) as a group. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harley Street
Literary usage of Harley street
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. From Studio to Stage: Reminiscences of Weedon Grossmith by Weedon Grossmith (1913)
"DEBTS AND DIFFICULTIES SIXTY-FIVE harley street was a double house with two ...
They worked things very economically, but 65 harley street wanted a lot of ..."
2. A Bookman's Budget by Austin Dobson (1917)
"THE WAY TO harley street ACCORDING to Dr. Robertson Wallace, in the Young Man,
a little soup, a morsel of meat and vegetables, or a piece of fish, ..."
3. Walks in London by Augustus John Cuthbert Hare (1878)
"Princess Amelia, daughter of George II., lived in the large house at the corner
of harley street. In No. 24, Holies Street Lord Byron was born in 1788. ..."
4. London, Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions by Henry Benjamin Wheatley, Peter Cunningham (1891)
"William Pitt wrote to his mother from harley street describing the funeral of his
... 28 Upper harley street. Dean Milles, Walpole's antagonist in behalf of ..."
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