Nicolson

[ nik-uhl-suhn ]

noun
  1. Sir Harold George, 1886–1968, English diplomat, biographer, and journalist (husband of Victoria Mary Sackville-West).

  2. Marjorie Hope, 1894–1981, U.S. scholar, educator, and author.

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How to use Nicolson in a sentence

  • Raphael, for example, is very fond of Harold Nicolson, while Epstein seems to prefer Isaac Bashevis Singer to Flaubert.

  • Mrs. Nicolson is the presiding genius of the bakery, she is more—she is the bakery itself.

  • He turned up Nicolson Street, that ran northward, past the University and the old infirmary.

    Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor Atkinson
  • I stood till they passed through the long shadow of the College, and turned up Nicolson Street.

    Spare Hours | John Brown
  • No, said Nicolson of Scorrybreck, they are still with us; but the men who fostered them are gone.

  • If that fails, then try MacLeod, and if this produces no result, then there is still Nicolson to fall back on.

British Dictionary definitions for Nicolson

Nicolson

/ (ˈnɪkəlsən) /


noun
  1. Sir Harold (George). 1886–1968, British diplomat, politician, and author: married to Vita Sackville-West

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