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Langtry

American  
[lang-tree] / ˈlæŋ tri /

noun

  1. Lillie Emily Charlotte Le Bretonthe Jersey Lily, 1852–1929, English actress.


Langtry British  
/ ˈlæŋtrɪ /

noun

  1. Lillie, known as the Jersey Lily, real name Émilie Charlotte le Breton. 1852–1929, English actress, noted for her beauty and for her friendship with Edward VII

"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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Avalanche, co-founded by ex-Blue Origin engineers Riordan and Robin Langtry, entered the race to fusion in 2018 and has patented a new lunchbox-sized fusion reactor dubbed “Orbitron.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2022

Formerly the retreat of British actress Lillie Langtry, the ranch is filled with oak woodlands, grasslands, vineyards and grazing pastures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2022

Before we gaze upon Mrs. Langtry and other such Alcatraz plants with names, Beary displays the earliest known photograph of the Rock.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2018

The Irish owners of Lillie’s Victorian Establishment, a pair of Manhattan bars devoted to the actress Lillie Langtry, have opened a cheerfully opulent bar honoring her friend Oscar Wilde.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2017

This wrap was worn by Mrs. Langtry about two years ago.

From Woman as Decoration by Burbank, Emily

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