Arden

[ahr-dn]

noun

Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
Elizabeth,1891–1966, U.S. cosmetician, born in Canada.

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Contemporary Examples of arden

“Every woman has a right to be beautiful,” Arden proclaimed.
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Wendy Smith
May 9, 2014
The forests of Arden on which he based his forest comedies were just round the corner.
The Old Man and the Sea
David Farr
April 9, 2013
The notes and general introduction are taken from the esteemed Arden Shakespeare edition of the plays and poems.
Alan Cumming’s ‘Macbeth’ and a New Sonnet App Breathe New Life Into Shakespeare
Malcolm Jones
July 13, 2012

Historical Examples of arden

Here Sir Arden Westhorpe, the magistrate, sat at a table writing.
Henry Dunbar
M. E. Braddon
This 1961 Arden House meeting dealt with the problem of disarmament.
The Invisible Government
Dan Smoot
“O, that I may be equally prepared, when my hour comes,” cried Miss Arden.
The Boarding School
Unknown
It is certain that Shakespeare had many cousins on the Arden side.
Shakespeare's Family
Mrs. C. C. Stopes
Perhaps on his coming to Longcroft he found the old Arden arms there.
Shakespeare's Family
Mrs. C. C. Stopes

British Dictionary definitions for arden

Arden

¹

noun

Forest of Arden a region of N Warwickshire, part of a former forest: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It

Arden

²

noun

John. (1930–2012) British dramatist and novelist. His plays include Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (1959) and The Workhouse Donkey (1963); novels include Silence Among the Weapons (1982): he often works in collaboration with his wife Margaretta D'Arcy

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