Wardour Street

/ (ˈwɔːdə) /


noun
  1. a street in Soho where many film companies have their London offices: formerly noted for shops selling antiques and mock antiques

  2. Wardour Street English affectedly archaic speech or writing

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How to use Wardour Street in a sentence

  • A minute later he was walking thoughtfully down Wardour Street.

    In Friendship's Guise | Wm. Murray Graydon
  • I went to look after a piece of old brocade in Wardour Street, and had to bargain for hours for it.

  • She thanked the civil widow, and turned her steps at once towards Wardour Street.

    A Vanished Hand | Sarah Doudney
  • But the loss of Jamie and the visit to Wardour Street had awakened her better nature and the feelings of a happier time.

    A Vanished Hand | Sarah Doudney
  • They were in a street a little north of Wardour Street, where the shops for the most part were of a miscellaneous variety.

    The Evil Shepherd | E. Phillips Oppenheim