Ramsay

[ram-zee]

noun

Allan,1686–1758, Scottish poet.

George. Dalhousie(def 1).

James Andrew Broun. Dalhousie(def 2).

Sir William,1852–1916, English chemist: Nobel prize 1904.

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Contemporary Examples of ramsay

At one point, Ramsay is shown crowing over one of their desserts.
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May 15, 2013
Ramsay doubtless felt the need to make something extraordinary from this pulpy departure point.
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By his early thirties, Ramsay had a burgeoning empire of his own and a series of Michelin stars to show for it.
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Jacob Bernstein
September 29, 2010
Back then, Ramsay was an up-and-coming player in the food world, a working class Scot whose father drank too much and abused him.
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Jacob Bernstein
September 29, 2010

Historical Examples of ramsay

Ramsay's Gentle Shepherd was there too, which she liked for the good sense in it.
Heather and Snow
George MacDonald
It seems acceptable that Ramsay and others have settled that.
The Book of the Damned
Charles Fort
Be sure Ramsay and West were careful to paint smoothly enough after that.
Art in England
Dutton Cook
The bland, obsequious, well-informed Ramsay became a great favourite.
Art in England
Dutton Cook
Ramsay corresponded with Voltaire and Rousseau, both of whom he visited.
Art in England
Dutton Cook

British Dictionary definitions for ramsay

Ramsay

noun

Allan . ?1686–1758, Scottish poet, editor, and bookseller, noted particularly for his pastoral comedy The Gentle Shepherd (1725): first person to introduce the circulating library in Scotland

his son, Allan 1713–84, Scottish portrait painter

James Andrew Broun Ramsay See Dalhousie (def. 2)

Gordon. born 1963, British chef and restaurateur; achieved a third Michelin star (2001)

Sir William . 1852–1916, Scottish chemist. He discovered argon (1894) with Rayleigh, isolated helium (1895), and identified neon, krypton, and xenon: Nobel prize for chemistry 1904

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ramsay in Science

Ramsay

[răm′zē]Sir William 1852-1916

British chemist who discovered the noble gases argon (with Lord Rayleigh), helium, neon, xenon, and krypton. For this work he was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize for chemistry. In 1908 his research showed that radon was also a noble gas.