Chesnutt
[ ches-nuht, -nuht ]
noun
Charles Wad·dell [wo-del], /wɒˈdɛl/, 1858–1932, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
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How to use Chesnutt in a sentence
Mr. Chesnutt has admirably summed up the personal characteristics of the oratory of Douglass.
The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States | Benjamin BrawleyNo man feels more keenly the race distinctions than one like Chesnutt, more Caucasian than African in his make-up.
The Southern South | Albert Bushnell HartCharles W. Chesnutt, too, is esteemed not only for his sketches but also for a distinct charm of character.
Historic Towns of the Western States | VariousCharles W. Chesnutt, the novelist, tells some amusing and pathetic stories of distinctions between colored and black.
Half a Man | Mary White OvingtonThey liv in the ground, and are az prikly all over az a Chesnutt burr, or a case ov the hives.
The Complete Works of Josh Billings | Henry W. Shaw
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