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Etherege

American  
[eth-er-ij, eth-rij] / ˈɛθ ər ɪdʒ, ˈɛθ rɪdʒ /

noun

  1. Sir George, 1635?–91, English dramatist.


Etherege British  
/ ˈɛθərɪdʒ /

noun

  1. Sir George. ?1635–?92, English Restoration dramatist; author of the comedies The Comical Revenge (1664), She would if she could (1668), and The Man of Mode (1676)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He took kindly to a country life, to the surprise of his old comrade in pleasure, Etherege.

From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 by Wharton, Grace

The three best being, quite out of sight—Crashaw, Otway, and Etherege.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Mrs. Etherege and Mrs. Gartney were sitting together in the guest chamber, above.

From Faith Gartney's Girlhood by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)

Sir George Etherege had brought out a new play at the Duke of York's Theatre.

From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 by Wharton, Grace

You think your marriage was feigned," pursued Judith; "that he was no priest who performed the ceremony; and that no other witnesses were present except Sir George Etherege and Pillichody.

From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by Ainsworth, William Harrison

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