Alvar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Alvar
From Tamil āl̤vār, derivative of ār̤- “sink, be absorbed (as in contemplation)”
Example Sentences
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Wills beats Lili de Alvar 6-2, 6-4 for the singles title.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2020
Previous exhibitions have shone a spotlight on Finnish pioneers Aino Marsio-Aalto, who was married to fellow architect Alvar Aalto; and Armi Ratia, founder of textile company Marimekko.
From The Guardian • Apr. 29, 2020
They held the Finnish architects Alvar Aalto and Eero Saarinen in high esteem.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2020
Modernist architects from Adolf Loos to Alvar Aalto designed these curative environments as cleansed—physically and symbolically—from disease and pollution.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2020
Alvar Fañez, ever panting for the fight like a war-horse that hears the trumpet, urged an immediate sally in force, and the Cid, knowing the high spirit of his men, consented.
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis
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