Smithson

[ smith-suhn ]

noun
  1. James, 1765–1829, English chemist and mineralogist.

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How to use Smithson in a sentence

  • Not know Smithson, the prince of tailors, the tailor par excellence!

    Frank Fairlegh | Frank E. Smedley
  • She and Mr. Smithson were coming for some papers contained in the bureau.

    My Lady Ludlow | Elizabeth Gaskell
  • Mr. Smithson just looked at the letters, and went on with the old subject.

    My Lady Ludlow | Elizabeth Gaskell
  • If her ladyship thought by this speech to quench Mr. Smithson she was mistaken.

    My Lady Ludlow | Elizabeth Gaskell
  • Smithson Junior (as the homily ends and the real business is about to start): "Please, sir, is it sterilized?"

British Dictionary definitions for Smithson

Smithson

/ (ˈsmɪθsən) /


noun
  1. James. original name James Lewes Macie. 1765–1829, English chemist and mineralogist, who left a bequest to found the Smithsonian Institution

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