Edgeworth

[ ej-wurth ]

/ ˈɛdʒ wɜrθ /

noun

Maria,1767–1849, English novelist.

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Examples from the Web for edgeworth

Miss Edgeworth was shorter still, and carried herself very upright, with a dapper figure and quick movements.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865|Various
Belin'da, the heroine of Miss Edgeworth's novel of the same name.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
While she was writing her letter Mrs. Edgeworth opened the book again and noticed this chapter.
Maria Edgeworth|Helen Zimmern
At first there had been no definite thought of print in Mr, Edgeworth's mind.
De Libris: Prose and Verse|Austin Dobson

But Mrs. Mary Sneyd could not bear to leave Mrs. Edgeworth, and this place which she has made her heart's home.
Maria Edgeworth|Helen Zimmern

British Dictionary definitions for edgeworth

Edgeworth

/ (ˈɛdʒwɜːθ) /

noun

Maria. 1767–1849, Anglo-Irish novelist: her works include Castle Rackrent (1800) and The Absentee (1812)

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