Christie

¹

[kris-tee]

noun

1. Agatha, 1891–1976, English novelist of detective fiction.

2. a male given name, form of Christopher.

3. a female given name, form of Christine.

Christie

²

Or Chris·ty

[kris-tee]

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. any of several skiing turns executed in order to change direction on a downhill run or for decreasing speed or stopping, especially a turn in which the body is swung around with the skis kept parallel.

Christie

/ ˈkrɪstɪ /

noun

1. Dame Agatha ( Mary Clarissa ). 1890–1976, British author of detective stories, many featuring Hercule Poirot, and several plays, including The Mousetrap (1952)

2. John ( Reginald Halliday ). 1898–1953, British murderer. His trial influenced legislation regarding the death penalty after he was found guilty of a murder for which Timothy Evans had been hanged

3. Linford (ˈlɪnfəd). born 1960, British athlete: Commonwealth (1990), Olympic (1992), World (1993), and European (1994) 100 metres gold medallist

4. William ( Lincoln ). born 1944, French harpsichord player, organist, and conductor, born in the US; founder (1979) and director of the early-music group Les Arts Florissants

Word History and Origins

Origin of Christie¹

1915–20; by shortening; -ie

Example Sentences

Christie's had dubbed the box, decorated with ebony, as "the most important scientific instrument ever offered at auction" and it had been expected to fetch 2-3 million euros.

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Christie's prints expert Murray Macaulay described the illustration for Blake's best known work as "charming" and a "little more Tigger than Tyger".

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Mr. Carter is the chairman of 20th- and 21st-century art at Christie’s in New York.

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And five minutes after that, Greece 3 Scotland 2, Ryan Christie heading home.

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Gannon-Doak pulled a goal back for in the 65th minute and Ryan Christie nodded home Robertson's cross as news filtered through from Copenhagen that Belarus had come from behind to take the lead.

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