Baring

[ bair-ing ]
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noun
  1. Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.

  2. Evelyn, 1st Earl of Cromer, 1841–1917, British statesman and diplomat.

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How to use Baring in a sentence

  • But I'll be hanged if I can see myself Baring my breast for poisoned arrows, with a seraphic smile on my lips, over here!

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • In order to raise the revenue, Mr. Baring proposed to deal with the two articles, timber and sugar.

  • Laura put it on, Baring her white neck and shoulders, and turned for Nina to "fasten her up the back."

    The Creators | May Sinclair
  • "My friends," said Grace, Baring his head, and raising a feminine hand.

    That Lass O' Lowrie's | Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • Mr. Baring-Gould says that Brychan lived in the fifth century, and that Morwenna was probably his grand-daughter.

British Dictionary definitions for Baring

Baring

/ (ˈbɛərɪŋ) /


noun
  1. Evelyn, 1st Earl of Cromer. 1841–1917, English administrator. As consul general in Egypt with plenipotentiary powers, he controlled the Egyptian government from 1883 to 1907

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