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Patmore

American  
[pat-mawr, -mohr] / ˈpæt mɔr, -moʊr /

noun

  1. Coventry (Kersey Dighton) 1823–96, English poet and essayist.


Patmore British  
/ ˈpætmɔː /

noun

  1. Coventry ( Kersey Dighton ). 1823–96, English poet. His works, celebrating both conjugal and divine love, include The Angel in the House (1854–62) and The Unknown Eros (1877)

"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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Dream movie moment: Mrs. Patmore and Daisy open a tearoom and become the subjects of history’s first reality show.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2019

But Mrs. Patmore sure was upset about it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2016

Lady Grantham tries to nudge Downton's kitchen and its cook, Mrs. Patmore, into the 20th century by trading the icebox for a refrigerator.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2014

"Anybody who sees the lobster doesn't want to be there," says Lesley Nicol, who plays head cook Mrs Patmore.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2014

Only yesterday I quoted some lines to her, from Coventry Patmore.

From The Book of Susan A Novel by Dodd, Lee Wilson

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