Garfield

[ gahr-feeld ]

/ ˈgɑrˌfild /

noun

James Abram,1831–81, 20th president of the U.S., 1881.

a city in NE New Jersey.

a male given name.

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Examples from the Web for garfield

The Garfield specials are also unique for their deadpan delivery and oftentimes bleak worldview.
Garfield Television: The Cat Who Saved Primetime Cartoons|Rich Goldstein|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps made doubly frightening because not only does the old man frighten Garfield and Odie, but he steals their candy as well.
Garfield Television: The Cat Who Saved Primetime Cartoons|Rich Goldstein|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Also making appearances in the early Garfield specials are the original Bilbo Baggins, Orson Bean, and a pre-Cheers George Wendt.
Garfield Television: The Cat Who Saved Primetime Cartoons|Rich Goldstein|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Garfield the cat occupies an understated and often overlooked position critical to the history of televised animation.
Garfield Television: The Cat Who Saved Primetime Cartoons|Rich Goldstein|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It was the 1985 Halloween special that set an animated Garfield ahead of its contemporary competitors.
Garfield Television: The Cat Who Saved Primetime Cartoons|Rich Goldstein|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Garfield would never go by anything without understanding it.
From Canal Boy to President|Horatio Alger, Jr.
Jordan was immediately sent for, and, notwithstanding his uncanny appearance, Garfield was at once prepossessed in his favor.
The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield|Emma Elizabeth Brown
John would have liked to throw up Garfield, but the "machine" forced John to keep him on his stomach.
The Honest American Voter's Little Catechism for 1880|Blythe Harding
Garfield grieved to think Sherman would misunderstand him, and was apprehensive as to the feeling of the New York delegation.
McClure's Magazine, Volume VI, No. 3. February 1896|Various
The next morning, Garfield left Chicago for his home in Mentor.
The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield|Emma Elizabeth Brown

British Dictionary definitions for garfield

Garfield

/ (ˈɡɑːˌfiːld) /

noun

James Abram. 1831–81, 20th president of the US (1881); assassinated in office

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