Longworth
[lawng-wurth, long-]
- Alice Lee RooseveltPrincess Alice, 1884–1980, U.S. socialite: daughter of Theodore Roosevelt.
- Nicholas,1869–1931, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1925–31.
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Contemporary Examples
Longworth was born in 1783 to Loyalist parents in Newark, New Jersey.
While the skins continued to produce a distinctly musky note, Longworth decided to press the grapes before fermentation.
Longworth worked hard at odd jobs, passed the bar exam, moved to Cincinnati, and began practicing law.
More importantly, Longworth viewed wine as a critical piece of the temperance movement.
Is “regime,” I wonder, a term Longworth would apply to the administrations of democratically elected leaders in the West?
Historical Examples
We have either to trust this Longworth, or we have to go on alone without him.
A Woman IntervenesRobert Barr
I do not see that anything can be done until Longworth chooses to exhibit himself.
A Woman IntervenesRobert Barr
Mr. Longworth mused for a few moments on what the young man had told him.
A Woman IntervenesRobert Barr
Besides, as we are partners with Longworth in this, and as he is going away on account of the mine.
A Woman IntervenesRobert Barr
They found young Longworth there in company with Melville, who was to be his companion on the voyage.
A Woman IntervenesRobert Barr