Beckford

[ bek-ferd ]

/ ˈbɛk fərd /

noun

William,1759–1844, English writer.

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Examples from the Web for beckford

Beckford, like Efron, did so with faux-protest, and with a big smile on his face.
Justin Bieber's Abs Cannot Save Him|Tim Teeman|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Would it not be a worthy companion to the statues of Beckford and Chatham?
A Morning's Walk from London to Kew|Richard Phillips
On the right hand of the fireplace is a very large landscape by Lee, which Mr. Beckford eulogised warmly.
Recollections of the late William Beckford|Henry Venn Lansdown
There were fifteen hundred slaves on two West Indian estates that Beckford lost in a lawsuit.
The Intellectual Life|=Philip Gilbert Hamerton

This is the same worthy noble Mr Beckford so frequently mentions, and with whom he was residing while at Lisbon.
The Prime Minister|W.H.G. Kingston
The Court then desired Beckford to state what he had said to his majesty.
London and the Kingdom - Volume III|Reginald R. Sharpe

British Dictionary definitions for beckford

Beckford

/ (ˈbɛkfəd) /

noun

William . 1759–1844, English writer and dilettante; author of the oriental romance Vathek (1787)

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