Definition of Silurist

1. an ancient British tribe [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silurist

silting
silts
siltstone
siltstones
siltuximab
silty
silumin
silure
silurian
silurid
silurid fish
siluridan
siluridans
silurids
siluriform fish
silurist (current term)
silurists
siluroid
siluroidei
siluroids
silurus
silva
silvae
silvan
silvanite
silvans
silvas
silvate
silvates
silvatic

Literary usage of Silurist

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

1. Sketches in History and Poetry by John Campbell Shairp (1887)
"X.—HENRY VAUGHAN, silurist.1 "THE entire forgetfulness into which poetry, which, though not of the very highest order of all, is yet of a very high one, ..."

2. Wales: A National Magazine for the English Speaking Parts of Wales by Owen Morgan Edwards (1894)
"... considered the most beautiful place, the country where Vaughan the silurist dis- Д ... silurist ..."

3. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1901)
"Henry Vaughan, called the silurist from that part of Wales whose inhabitants were in ancient ... If ever Poet had a poet's birth-place it was the silurist. ..."

4. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1901)
"GENERAL Silex Scintillans : | or | Sacred Poems | and | Private Ejaculations | by ] Henry Vaughan silurist, l London : Printed by TW for H. Blunden | at f ..."

5. The Rowfant Library: A Catalogue of the Printed Books, Manuscripts by Frederick Locker-Lampson (1886)
"Collected in his Sicknesse and Retirement, By Henry Vaughan, silurist . ... By Henry Vaughan silurist. London, Printed by TW for H. Blunden at ye Castle in ..."

6. Poetry and the Doctors: A Catalogue of Poetical Works Written by Physicians by Charles Loomis Dana (1916)
"He was called " silurist " beause his county, Brecknockshire, was anciently ... silurist, edited by EK Chambers, with an introduction by HC Beeching. ..."

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