Definition of Thorpe

1. Noun. Outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953).

Exact synonyms: James Francis Thorpe, Jim Thorpe
Generic synonyms: Athlete, Jock

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

Thoreau
Thoreauan
Thoreauvian
Thormahlen
Thormahlen's test
Thorn
Thorn's syndrome
Thorn test
Thorndike
Thorne
Thornton
Thornton Niven Wilder
Thornton Wilder
Thornwaldt
Thoroughbred
Thorpe
Thorshavn
Thorstein Bunde Veblen
Thorstein Veblen
Thos.
Thoth
Thotlavalluru
Thousand Island dressing
Thousand Oaks
Thousand and One Nights
Thr
Thrace
Thracian
Thracians
Thraco-Phrygian

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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