Macready

[ muh k-ree-dee, muh-kree- ]

/ məkˈri di, məˈkri- /

noun

William Charles,1793–1873, English actor.

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Examples from the Web for macready

Mr. Macready's—so pronounced by one of Charles Dickens's little children.
The Letters of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens
Strafford was written, at Macready's earnest request, in an interval of the composition of Sordello.
An Introduction to the Study of Browning|Arthur Symons
Macready has quite decided me in respect of time and so forth.
The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete|John Forster
Browning's third literary venture was a tragedy, Strafford, dedicated to Macready, at whose request it was written.
Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning|Robert Browning

Mr. Macready was steadily rising from melodrama to the highest walks of tragedy, and his golden opportunity came in Virginius.
Their Majesties' Servants (Volume 3 of 3)|John Doran

British Dictionary definitions for macready

Macready

/ (məˈkriːdɪ) /

noun

William Charles. 1793–1873, English actor and theatre manager

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