Nobile
Um·ber·to [oom-ber-taw], /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/, 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer.
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How to use Nobile in a sentence
On both occasions it was the man of arms who sought out the man of letters—par Nobile fratrum.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneThe Guardia Nobile of the Pope still wear the picturesque half armour of the sixteenth century.
Armour & Weapons | Charles John FfoulkesThe finest species of the family is the Himalayan Rheum Nobile, but it is exceedingly difficult to grow.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare | Henry Nicholson EllacombeElisa, Nobile ninfa di Fenicia, dell' antica stirpe di Cadmo, amante d' Aminta.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3) | Otto JahnAgenore, Nobile di Sidone, amico di Alessandro, amante di Tamiri.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3) | Otto Jahn
British Dictionary definitions for Nobile
/ (Italian nobile) /
Umberto. 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and aviator. He flew his Norge airship over the North Pole (1926) with Amundsen and his Italia airship over the Pole in 1928, crashing on the return
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