Selden

[ sel-duhn ]

noun

1. George Baldwin, 1846–1922, U.S. inventor of a gasoline-powered car.
2. John, 1584–1654, English historian, Orientalist, and politician.
3. a city on N Long Island, in SE New York.

Selden

/ ˈsɛldən /

noun

1. SeldenJohn15841654MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: antiquarianPOLITICS: politician John. 1584–1654, English antiquary and politician. As a member of Parliament, he was twice imprisoned for opposing the king

Example Sentences

For me, it's The Cricket in Times Square, written by George Selden and illustrated by Garth Williams.

From The Daily Beast

The encenia, or dedication of the incomparable theatre at Oxford, endowed and founded 1664, by archbishop Selden.

From Project Gutenberg

Somebody once asked the great Selden in what book you might find the law for resisting tyranny.

From Project Gutenberg

He did so, and meeting in the doorway a tall, elegant-looking young man, he asked for Mr. Selden.

From Project Gutenberg

Immediately Billy thought of the Lincolns, and now knew why the name of Selden seemed so familiar.

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I don't believe that mother would ever have sent us there if it were not that Ida Selden is going.

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