Dickinson
[dik-in-suh n]
- Edwin (Walter),1891–1978, U.S. landscape and still-life painter.
- Emily (Elizabeth),1830–86, U.S. poet.
- John,1732–1808, U.S. statesman and publicist.
- a town in W North Dakota.
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Contemporary Examples
Dickinson did this as a game and a test—she loved riddles and turned herself into a riddle wrapped in her own lines.
Gary Cohen is executive vice president at BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.) and the founder of Together for Girls.
Faulkner, Whitman, and Dickinson did not labor in vain; their books live on, horizontally, stacked like bricks in a display case.
What would Dickinson do if Jones wanted to work in his unnamed strip club?
"I saw what Kendall Jones was doing and learned about her and just throughout she was a terrible person," Dickinson said.
Historical Examples
So Corona was sent to school; but not, as it befell, to Miss Dickinson's.
Brother CopasSir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
"I seek no such recognition, sir," said Miss Dickinson stiffly.
Brother CopasSir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
She was easy in mind, since Miss Dickinson's canaries would be delivered.
Brother CopasSir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
I told Mr. Dickinson then of your having called on the Friday.'
Real Ghost StoriesWilliam T. Stead
Jackson's words were carried to Dickinson, as it appears he had intended.
Hidden TreasuresHarry A. Lewis
Dickinson
- Emily. 1830–86, US poet, noted for her short mostly unrhymed mystical lyrics
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