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Dyer

American  
[dahy-er] / ˈdaɪ ər /

noun

  1. John, 1700–58, British poet.

  2. Mary, 1611?–60, American Quaker religious martyr, born in England.


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Paula McLain’s new book, “Skylark,” spans several centuries in Paris, beginning in the 17th when Alouette Voland is sentenced to the Salpetrière asylum after protesting the arrest of her father, an expert fabric dyer, from prison, for the brilliant blue hue he has concocted — actually his daughter’s recipe, which contains dangerous arsenic.

From Los Angeles Times

Rivals stars David Tennant, Danny Dyer and Bella Maclean are among the celebrity guests pictured arriving at the thanksgiving service on Friday morning.

From BBC

Steven Taylor was dismissed for handball before Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer were sent off for fighting each other.

From BBC

“I am American-made through and through. I drive a Chevy pickup truck,” said Eric Ebert, a Dyer, Ind.-based owner of the construction-site monitoring firm Falcon Unmanned Systems.

From The Wall Street Journal

She said Davies' background in the West End made her a "good choice" to enter the competition at such short notice after Dani Dyer broke her ankle during training.

From BBC