Appleton

[ap-uh l-tuh n]

noun

Sir Edward Victor,1892–1965, British physicist: Nobel Prize 1947.
a city in E Wisconsin.

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Upon a table close by, was the desk which had been purchased the day previous, at Appleton's.
Paul Prescott's Charge
Horatio Alger
Appleton says they were arrested on the 27th, but the facts, "between the lines," are as I have told you.
Between the Lines
Henry Bascom Smith
“Not a pleasant custom, and a new one to me,” said Appleton.
Ladies-In-Waiting
Kate Douglas Wiggin
“Twenty-five minutes will do it,” Appleton answered briskly.
Ladies-In-Waiting
Kate Douglas Wiggin
“You sent me some verses, Mr. Appleton,” she said, as the poet moved away.
Ladies-In-Waiting
Kate Douglas Wiggin

British Dictionary definitions for appleton

Appleton

noun

Sir Edward (Victor). 1892–1965, English physicist, noted particularly for his research on the ionosphere: Nobel prize for physics 1947

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Appleton

Examples from the Web for appleton

Historical Examples

Upon a table close by, was the desk which had been purchased the day previous, at Appleton's.

Appleton says they were arrested on the 27th, but the facts, "between the lines," are as I have told you.

“Not a pleasant custom, and a new one to me,” said Appleton.

“Twenty-five minutes will do it,” Appleton answered briskly.

“You sent me some verses, Mr. Appleton,” she said, as the poet moved away.

Appleton