Maudslay
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
By the 1890s, Alfred Maudslay, an English explorer, was compiling the first comprehensive catalog of Maya buildings, monuments and inscriptions in the major known cities, and the first excavations were under way.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Maudslay next conducted us to the Royal Mint on Tower Hill.
From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Samuel Smiles
Maudslay, Alfred P., 120, 121, 170, 172, 215, 216, 218, 219, 221, 222, 223, 227, 229, 230, 233, 234, 235, 236, 239, 504.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Zelia Nuttall
The first, in his opinion, was that of Henry Maudslay, of London.
From Thrift by Samuel Smiles
It therefore occurred to me that, by showing some specimens of my work and drawings, I might be able to satisfy Mr. Maudslay that I was not an amateur, but a regular working engineer.
From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Samuel Smiles
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
