Maeterlinck
Comte Mau·rice [French moh-rees], /French moʊˈris/, 1862–1947, Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1911.
Other words from Maeterlinck
- Mae·ter·linck·i·an, adjective
Words Nearby Maeterlinck
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How to use Maeterlinck in a sentence
The words spoken by the characters of Maeterlinck are often so vague as to be practically meaningless.
Five Plays | Edward John DunsanyAnd those of us who are of a compound between hard and soft enjoy visiting the Maeterlinck coast as we might a resort.
The Crow's Nest | Clarence Day, Jr.But it poisoned poor Maeterlinck more—I may say, most of all—for he had taken his own medicine honorably as fast as he mixed it.
The Crow's Nest | Clarence Day, Jr.I dont believe theyd come to a Maeterlinck show, either, Marie, so said Mrs. Bryan.
Winona of the Camp Fire | Margaret WiddemerI was wonderingfrom Marie a little doubtfullyif we could have some tableaux from Maeterlinck, with readings.
Winona of the Camp Fire | Margaret Widdemer
British Dictionary definitions for Maeterlinck
/ (ˈmeɪtəˌlɪŋk, French mɛtɛrlɛ̃k) /
Comte Maurice (mɔris). 1862–1949, Belgian poet and dramatist, noted particularly for his symbolist plays, such as Pelléas et Mélisande (1892), which served as the basis for an opera by Debussy, and L'Oiseau bleu (1909). Nobel prize for literature 1911
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