Horace

[ hawr-is, hor- ]

/ ˈhɔr ɪs, ˈhɒr- /

noun

Quintus Horatius Flaccus, 65–8 b.c., Roman poet and satirist.

a male given name.

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Examples from the Web for horace

Tell me something interesting—preferably funny—about Horace Greeley.
What Lincoln Could Teach Fox News|Scott Porch|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In any case, she was a looker and Horace—with his blue eyes and his sweet-talking ways—won her over.
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Old pictures of the couple show Horace decked out in a three-piece suit and diamond rings and Margaret swaddled in furs.
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Horace had been playing poker with a mortician, who had put the car up as collateral.
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Horace was athletic and clever, known, probably apocryphally, as the fastest cotton picker in Clay County.
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I omit Horace Walpole's exact expression, which is more witty than proper.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745|Mrs. Thomson
Prue was enraptured, and Horace was despatched to Jake with the proffer of a magnificent opportunity.
In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes
This was how Horace found the house which had nursed his childhood and imprisoned his youth.
The House on the Moor, v. 3/3|Mrs. Oliphant
He quit on account of a girl, sez Horace; an then I stopped my foolishness, an settled down to get the story out of him.
Friar Tuck|Robert Alexander Wason
Horace Hibbs, acting as official timer, squinted inquiringly at the two teams.
The Boy Scouts of Lakeville High|Leslie W. Quirk

British Dictionary definitions for horace

Horace

/ (ˈhɒrɪs) /

noun

Latin name Quintus Horatius Flaccus. 65–8 bc, Roman poet and satirist: his verse includes the lyrics in the Epodes and the Odes, the Epistles and Satires, and the Ars Poetica

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Culture definitions for horace

Horace

An ancient Roman poet, known for his odes. Horace insisted that poetry should offer both pleasure and instruction.