Orczy

[ awrt-see ]

/ ˈɔrt si /

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noun

Em·mus·ka

[em-moosh-ko], /ˈɛm mʊʃ kɒ/, Baroness, 1865–1947, English novelist, born in Hungary.

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Words nearby Orczy

orchitis, orchotomy, orcinol, OR circuit, Orcus, Orczy, ord., ordain, ordained, ordainee, ordeal

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How to use Orczy in a sentence

Baroness Orczy is to be congratulated on a distinctly ingenious idea.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914|Various
How he manages to turn it all to favour and romance you must allow Baroness Orczy to tell you herself.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Orczy

Orczy

/ (ˈɔːtsɪ) /

noun

Baroness Emmuska (ˈɛmʊʃkə). 1865–1947, British novelist, born in Hungary; author of The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905)

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