Guinness

[ gin-is ]

/ ˈgɪn ɪs /

noun

Sir Alec,1914–2000, English actor.

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Guinness seemingly never appreciated much of his finest work.
The Concealed Genius of Alec Guinness|Tom Teodorczuk|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Guinness is the first, and likely the last, person to be nominated for an Oscar for acting in a Star Wars movie.
The Concealed Genius of Alec Guinness|Tom Teodorczuk|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to the critic Kenneth Tynan, Guinness was “a master, but the master of anonymity”.
The Concealed Genius of Alec Guinness|Tom Teodorczuk|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Compare this with the menu at Botin, christened by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest restaurant in the world.
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She once correctly multiplied two 13-digit numbers in 28 seconds, a feat that landed her in The Guinness Book of World Records.
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Mrs. Guinness never expected them to come down, any more than she expected Peter to give up his cigar.
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But one day Mrs. Guinness had brought him in, being a phrenologist, to "feel Kitty's head."
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Mrs. Hearty was sitting at the table, a glass half-full of Guinness' stout before her.
Mrs. Bindle|Hebert Jenkins
Herford and Guinness were in it, and they were blown to pieces along with the field into which they fell.
The Iron Heel|Jack London
"There's more than the school to be thought of, Mrs. Guinness," he blurted out.
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British Dictionary definitions for guinness

Guinness

/ (ˈɡɪnɪs) /

noun

Sir Alec. 1914–2000, British stage and film actor. His films include Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), for which he won an Oscar, and Star Wars (1977); TV roles include Le Carré's George Smiley

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