Doolittle

American  

[doo-lit-l] / ˈduˌlɪt l /

noun

1. Hilda H.D., 1886–1961, U.S. poet.

2. James Harold, 1896–1993, U.S. aviator and general.

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Doolittle British  

/ ˈduːlɪtəl /

noun

1. Hilda. known as H.D. 1886–1961, US imagist poet and novelist, living in Europe

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Example Sentences

A behavioral economist might say Doolittle is making sophisticated use of precommitment, the technique of acting in advance to make an unwanted choice impossible.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms Montgomery was starring as Eliza Doolittle in a school production of My Fair Lady.

From BBC

In my senior year I was Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But Dr. Doolittle is eccentric and, of course, fiction.

From Salon

He performed the role of Eliza Doolittle from Shaw's play Pygmalion, and the part of Cesario in Twelfth Night - not realising the part was female character Viola disguised in male clothing.

From BBC