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Beeton

British  
/ ˈbiːtən /

noun

  1. Isabella Mary , known as Mrs Beeton . 1836–65, British cookery writer, author of The Book of Household Management (1861)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Draped in an LGBTQ+ pride flag with rainbows painted on his cheeks, Beeton beckoned his classmates to a block party held just across the street from Bonneville Elementary School on Monday afternoon.

From Seattle Times May 1, 2024

Other members of the crew joined Mr Beeton to reunite once again at Windsor Castle.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2023

They might have gleaned their knowledge from Isabella Beeton, whose 1861 work “Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management” sold millions of copies, and whom Dr. Nice credits with “Kardashian levels of influence.”

From New York Times Jul. 1, 2021

Isabella Beeton perhaps put it best in her 1861 book "Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management."

From Salon Mar. 29, 2020

I can't afford to send my sons to Eton; The fees are now prohibitively high; But I'll send my girls to study Mrs. Beeton, And hope to reap the profits ere I die.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 28th, 1916 by Various

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