mavis
noun British (chiefly Literary ).
Origin of mavis
Mavis
noun
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Contemporary Examples of mavis
The most astonishing came from Ron and Mavis Pirola, a middle-aged Australian couple who have been together for 57 years.
The Vatican's Same-Sex Synod: The Bishops Hear About Reality. Do They Listen?Barbie Latza Nadeau
October 12, 2014
Ryan Adams, Mavis Staples and Band of Horses are some of the artists to perform.
“The marvellous thing about him was that he played it extremely cool,” Mavis said.
“He pretended he was just going to have the weekend off and made sure the Japanese spy would pass it all back,” Mavis recalled.
“It was a strange little outfit in the cottage,” Mavis said.
Historical Examples of mavis
The second engineer of the steamer Mavis, for instance, ought to have been his twin brother.
A Personal RecordJoseph Conrad
What Canadian birds could be substituted for the mavis and the cuckoo?
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: LiteratureOntario Ministry of Education
“Indeed there are and quite delicious”—Mrs. Mavis largely wiped her mouth.
The PatagoniaHenry James
Of course in such a case she, Mrs. Mavis, had had to fly round.
The PatagoniaHenry James
A chilling thought struck him: was this what happened to the crew of the Mavis?
The Judas ValleyGerald Vance