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Ouida

American  
[wee-duh] / ˈwi də /

noun

  1. pen name of Louise de la Ramée.

  2. a female given name.


Ouida British  
/ ˈwiːdə /

noun

  1. real name Marie Louise de la Ramée . 1839–1908, British popular novelist, best known for Under Two Flags (1867)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Among them was Ouida Garrett, 87, married 64 years to Leonard, 90, a retired Boeing computer programmer.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2018

Ouida wound up her life as a spinster with a passion for pet dogs, owls and other dumb chums: but she lived it down to the end with courage.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fortnight ago Ouida Rathbone was at it again.

From Time Magazine Archive

Stuffed birds under glass bells no longer sit on modern mantelpieces, and the 47 books of Ouida no longer stand between ebony bookends.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the secrecy of her study she read Ouida and asked herself why this woman had not gone farther, and won first honors in the race.

From Melomaniacs by James Huneker

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