Alphonsus

noun

a crater in the SE quadrant of the moon, about 112 km in diameter, in which volcanic activity may have occurred

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It seemed to them that Alphonsus was more tyrannical than the Turks.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)
Isaac D'Israeli
Its neighbor toward the south, Alphonsus, is eighty-three miles across.
Pleasures of the telescope
Garrett Serviss
It was the maxim, I think, of Alphonsus of Aragon that dead counsellors are safest.
The Book Lovers' Anthology
Various
It was the maxim, I think, of Alphonsus of Arragon, that dead counsellors are safest.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., in Nine Volumes, Volume the Second
Samuel Johnson
Sister Alphonsus, always solicitous for the comfort of others, overtaxed her limited strength.
History of Linn County Iowa
Luther A. Brewer

Alphonsus

Examples from the Web for alphonsus

Historical Examples

It seemed to them that Alphonsus was more tyrannical than the Turks.

Its neighbor toward the south, Alphonsus, is eighty-three miles across.

It was the maxim, I think, of Alphonsus of Aragon that dead counsellors are safest.

It was the maxim, I think, of Alphonsus of Arragon, that dead counsellors are safest.

Sister Alphonsus, always solicitous for the comfort of others, overtaxed her limited strength.