Arnold

[ ahr-nld ]

noun

1. Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
2. Sir Edwin, 1832–1904, English poet and journalist.
3. Henry H. Hap, 1886–1950, U.S. general.
4. Matthew, 1822–88, English essayist, poet, and literary critic.
5. his father Thomas, 1795–1842, English clergyman, educator, historian, and writer.
6. Thur·man Wesley [thur, -m, uh, n], 1891–1969, U.S. lawyer and writer.
7. a town in E Missouri.
8. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “eagle” and “power.”

Arnold

¹

/ ˈɑːnəld /

noun

1. ArnoldSir Malcolm19212006MEnglishMUSIC: composer Sir Malcolm. 1921–2006, English composer, esp of orchestral works in a traditional idiom
2. ArnoldMatthew18221888MEnglishWRITING: poetWRITING: essayistWRITING: literary critic Matthew. 1822–88, English poet, essayist, and literary critic, noted particularly for his poems Sohrab and Rustum (1853) and Dover Beach (1867), and for his Essays in Criticism (1865) and Culture and Anarchy (1869)
3. ArnoldThomas17951842MEnglishHISTORY: historianEDUCATION: educationalistEDUCATION: headmaster his father, Thomas. 1795–1842, English historian and educationalist, headmaster of Rugby School, noted for his reforms in public-school education

Arnold

²

/ ˈɑːnəld /

noun

1. a town in N central England, in S Nottinghamshire. Pop: 37 402 (2001)

Example Sentences

I inherited the Arnold Family Thunder ThighsTM, which was a source of frequent teasing and distress for me as a child.

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He had invited a 19-year-old drifter named Arnold Murray to his house and they had had consensual sex.

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Attendees this time around included usual suspects such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Barbra Streisand.

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Did Arnold Schwarzenegger ever reach out to you about Rainier Wolfcastle?

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Even if he had wanted to intervene, he couldn't have as he is "no Arnold Schwarzenegger," as he says.

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The enemy were pursued and annoyed by a few hundred of the citizens under Wooster and Arnold; the former was killed.

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Arnold, after he had a dozen times expressed his delight at my return, asked if I had seen any shooting.

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Colonels Allen and Arnold surprised Ticonderoga, which surrendered, without the loss of a man.

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Arnold rose abruptly, then strode to the alco-mech and dialled himself another drink.

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A muscle twitched in his corded neck; Arnold eased his long frame into a chair, rubbed thumb and forefinger at his eyes.

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