Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

Bulfinch

[boo l-finch]
See more synonyms for Bulfinch on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. Charles,1763–1844, U.S. architect.
  2. his sonThomas,1796–1867, U.S. author and mythologist.
Show More
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for bulfinch

Historical Examples

  • The front of the building to-day is the historic Bulfinch front.

    Great Cities of the United States

    Gertrude Van Duyn Southworth

  • Bulfinch's "Age of Fable" may be used as a basis for the study.

    The Complete Club Book for Women

    Caroline French Benton

  • She had given him understanding even more than Bulfinch and Gayley.

    Martin Eden

    Jack London

  • Bulfinch Street and Bulfinch Place were laid out through it.

  • It was from Bulfinch, I believe, she got the story of the fountain nymph that seemed to appeal to her so strangely.

    The Heart of Arethusa

    Francis Barton Fox