Priestley

[preest-lee]

noun

1. J(ohn) B(oynton) 1894–1984, English novelist.

2. Joseph, 1733–1804, English chemist, author, and clergyman.

Priestley

/ ˈpriːstlɪ /

noun

1. J ( ohn ) B ( oynton ). 1894–1984, English author. His works include the novels The Good Companions (1929) and Angel Pavement (1930) and the play An Inspector Calls (1946)

2. Joseph. 1733–1804, English chemist, political theorist, and clergyman, in the US from 1794. He discovered oxygen (1774) independently of Scheele and isolated and described many other gases

Priestley

1. British chemist who discovered oxygen (1774) and 10 other gases, including hydrogen chloride, sulphur dioxide, and ammonia.

Example Sentences

Viewers might remember the scene where Meryl Streep’s fashion magazine editrix Miranda Priestley purses her lips at one of the ugliest dresses she’s seen in years, during a preview of a designer’s new collection.

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The book came from the family library of Hubert Priestley who was a famous botanist in the 1930s and brother to the Antarctic explorer and geologist, Sir Raymond Edward Priestley.

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"Things are all moving in the wrong direction," said lead author Prof Piers Forster, director of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures at the University of Leeds.

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Taken prisoner and brought on board the ship the Sea Witch is Ben Priestley, a British naval navigator.

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Nigel Priestley is a specialist adoption solicitor and an adopter himself.

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