Definition of Shirley temple

1. Noun. Popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928).

Exact synonyms: Black, Shirley Temple Black
Generic synonyms: Actress

Definition of Shirley temple

1. Noun. A non-alcoholic cocktail traditionally made with ginger ale, grenadine syrup, and orange juice garnished with a maraschino cherry and slice of lemon. The ginger ale is commonly substituted with lemon-lime soft drink, and the orange juice is commonly left out. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shirley Temple

Shinto
Shintoism
Shintoist
Shintoistic
Shintoists
Shipley-Hartford scale
Shipot
Shiraz
Shirburnian
Shirburnians
Shirer
Shirgah
Shirime
Shirl
Shirley
Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple Black
Shirley sauce
Shirodkar's operation
Shirodkar operation
Shirshak
Shiva
Shivaism
Shivaist
Shivaists
Shivite
Shivites
Shizuoka
Shloime

Literary usage of Shirley temple

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 by Stephanie Harvey (1998)
"Fourth grader Megan, a tap dancer, chose to write about shirley temple. For as long as she could remember, she and her mom had been curling up in bed ..."

2. Adventure Guide to the Champlain and Hudson River Valleys: Including the by Patricia Foulke, Robert Foulke (2001)
"There's a photograph of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson with shirley temple as a child - he's showing her a new way to dance up a flight of stairs. ..."

3. Adventure Guide to Tampa Bay and Florida's West Coast by Chelle Koster Walton (2003)
"Among them were President Teddy Roosevelt, Zane Grey, shirley temple, Hedy Lamarr, Charles Lindbergh, Thomas Edison, John Ringling, and Henry Ford. ..."

4. Adventure Guide to Texas by Kimberly Young (1999)
"President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ginger Rogers, shirley temple, Jack Dempsey and hundreds of thousands of other people attended the worldly celebration. ..."

5. Creating the New World: Stories & Images from the Dawn of the Atomic Age by Theodore Rockwell (2003)
"... but not until a large number of individuals had lost their jobs and their reputations, and even ten-year old shirley temple had been accused of aiding ..."

6. Creating the New World: Stories & Images from the Dawn of the Atomic Age by Theodore Rockwell (2003)
"... and even ten-year old shirley temple had been accused of aiding the forces of subversion. Finally, Joe McCarthy was censured by his colleagues, ..."

7. Dallas & Fort Worth Alive!by Kimberly Young by Kimberly Young (2001)
"President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ginger Rogers, shirley temple, Jack Dempsey and hundreds of thousands of other people attended the celebration. ..."

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