Cibber

[ sib-er ]

/ ˈsɪb ər /

noun

Col·ley

[kol-ee] /ˈkɒl i/, 1671–1757, English actor and dramatist: poet laureate 1730–57.

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Examples from the Web for cibber

Certainly, no one of the Laureates, Cibber excepted, was so mercilessly lampooned.
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, Issue 10, August, 1858|Various
Cibber carved a basso-relievo on one side, representing King Charles in a Roman costume, protecting the ruined city.
Sir Christopher Wren|Lucy Phillimore
Cibber thoroughly succeeded in this object, perhaps to a degree that he rather regretted.
An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume II (of 2)|Colley Cibber
Cibber's own letters are as lively as Mrs. Pilkington's report of his talk.
Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.)|Leslie Stephen

Cibber; but the anecdote cannot refer to her, because she was married in 1734, some years before Cibber began his "Apology."
An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber, Volume II (of 2)|Colley Cibber

British Dictionary definitions for cibber

Cibber

/ (ˈsɪbə) /

noun

Colley (ˈkɒlɪ). 1671–1757, English actor and dramatist; poet laureate (1730–57)

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