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Calvert

[ kal-vert ]

noun

  1. Charles 3rd Baron Baltimore, 1637–1715, English colonial administrator in America: governor (1661–75) and proprietor (1675–89) of Maryland (grandson of George Calvert).
  2. Sir George 1st Baron Baltimore, c1580–1632, British statesman: founder of the colony of Maryland.
  3. his son Leonard, 1606–47, first colonial governor of Maryland 1634–47.


Calvert

/ ˈkælvət /

noun

  1. CalvertSir George, 1st Baron Baltimore?15801632MEnglishPOLITICS: statesman Sir George, 1st Baron Baltimore. ?1580–1632, English statesman; founder of the colony of Maryland
  2. CalvertLeonard16061647MEnglishPOLITICS: statesman his son, Leonard. 1606–47, English statesman; first colonial governor of Maryland (1634–47)


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Example Sentences

Calvert introduced her to Jennifer Norris, a retired Air Force veteran living in Maine.

The prop book was in French because the prop people presumed Calvert would be reading off cue cards.

Dave says to Calvert, “Who played the guitar solo on ‘Not Just Knee Deep?’ ”

Dave, Calvert, and I are taking a walk down the hallways of NBC into a deserted stairwell.

At that point, the erudite discussion ends while Dave and I hand over our wallets to Calvert DeForest.

Mis' Calvert, she saw you in a lane, or somethin', and fetched you back to that Baltimore city where the both of you lived.

Mis' Calvert, the old lady, she sent me to fetch this basket o' garden sass to Mis' Chester: an' this letter was for you, sir.

His gay debonair manner and his ready apology for his own blunder pleased Mrs. Calvert.

More'n that, when I get my jell' done I'm going to send Mrs. Calvert a tumbler and compare notes.

I want Mis' Calvert to taste it, an' when she does she'll say she never knew before what cherry pie could be!

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