Layard

[ laird, ley-erd ]

/ lɛərd, ˈleɪ ərd /

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noun

Sir Aus·ten Henry

[aw-stuhn], /ˈɔ stən/, 1817–94, English archaeologist, writer, and diplomat.

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lay about one, lay a finger on, Layamon, lay analyst, lay an egg, Layard, lay aside, lay at rest, lay at someone's door, lay a wager, layaway

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How to use Layard in a sentence

The discoveries made by Layard and Botta stimulated others to follow their example.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie
The two volumes of Layard's Early Adventures proved a great success.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
Not one excels in interest the account of Nineveh and its Ruins, given by Mr. Layard.
Letters from the Alleghany Mountains|Charles Lanman
The work of Layard is the most prominent contribution to the study of Antiquity, that has appeared for many years.
Letters from the Alleghany Mountains|Charles Lanman

Layard says this manner of crossing rivers is still practised in Mesopotamia.
The Evolution of Culture|Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers

British Dictionary definitions for Layard

Layard

/ (lɛəd) /

noun

Sir Austen Henry. 1817–94, English archaeologist, noted for his excavations at Nimrud and Nineveh

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