Barrymore

[ bar-uh-mawr, -mohr ]

noun
  1. Maurice Herbert Blythe, 1847–1905, U.S. and English actor, born in India.

  2. his children: Ethel, 1879–1959, John, 1882–1942, and Lionel, 1878–1954, U.S. actors.

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How to use Barrymore in a sentence

  • With a lurch the stout young woman fell forward and embraced Lord Barrymore with the hug of a bear.

    Danger! and Other Stories | Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Mayo would project an idea and before Barrymore could get breath enough to answer would spring another.

    Nat Goodwin's Book | Nat C. Goodwin
  • I tell you, Barrymore, you may be all right in your argument but the performance was simply nauseating, nasty and suggestive.

    Nat Goodwin's Book | Nat C. Goodwin
  • No artist, no accepted artist, has given a more suggestive rendering than has Barrymore here.

    Adventures in the Arts | Marsden Hartley
  • John Barrymore has mastered the evasive subtlety therein, which makes him one of our greatest artists.

    Adventures in the Arts | Marsden Hartley

British Dictionary definitions for Barrymore

Barrymore

/ (ˈbærɪˌmɔː) /


noun
  1. a US family of actors, esp Ethel (1879–1959), John (1882–1942), and Lionel (1878–1954)

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