Coverley

American  

[kuhv-er-lee] / ˈkʌv ər li /

noun

1. Sir Roger de, a literary figure representing the ideal of the early 18th-century squire in The Spectator, by Addison and Steele.

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Coverley British  

/ ˈkʌvəlɪ /

noun

1. See Sir Roger de Coverley

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Example Sentences

Douglas County Sheriff Dan Coverley posted the letter after the Douglas County Public Library considered publishing a statement in support of diversity and inclusion.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2020

Coverley did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Reno Gazette Journal.

From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2020

She crept into native mud huts, worked an ancient spinning wheel in New Delhi, accepted a handmade revolver from Khyber Pass tribesmen, showed some Pakistani teen-agers how to dance the "Roger de Coverley."

From Time Magazine Archive

There were English Christmases at Sandringham, where the whole family gathered to sing carols, play charades, Dumb Crambo, Animal Grab and Consequences, and dance the Sir Roger de Coverley.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Rome, Major de Coverley had outdone himself with the apartments.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller