Argyll

[ ahr-gahyl ]

/ ɑrˈgaɪl /

noun

a historic county in W Scotland.

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Also called Ar·gyll·shire

[ahr-gahyl-sheer, -sher] /ɑrˈgaɪl ʃɪər, -ʃər/.

Example sentences from the Web for argyll

Her husband was the Marquis of Lorne when she married him, later the 9th Duke of Argyll.
Queen Victoria's Illegitimate Grandchild|Tom Sykes|November 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Baillie, in command of new levies of some 10,000 men, was thwarted by a committee of Argyll and other noble amateurs.
A Short History of Scotland|Andrew Lang
It seems the Duke of Argyll's absence from London is not like to do his own court of interest there much good.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745.|Mrs. Thomson
A short while ago I was on the hillside above one of the much-frequented lochs in eastern Argyll.
The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4)|Fiona Macleod

Nor was Seaforth the only waverer who had taken to heart the lesson taught Argyll.
Montrose|Mowbray Morris
And Argyll carried the day, though not without a hard struggle.
Montrose|Mowbray Morris

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