Shadwell

[ shad-wel, -wuh l ]

/ ˈʃædˌwɛl, -wəl /

noun

Thomas,1642?–92, English dramatist: poet laureate 1688–92.

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Examples from the Web for shadwell

Doctor Shadwell gives an example of a smith earning 1050 marks, and having to pay 280 for rent.
Home Life in Germany|Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
A visit to Italy in company with Shadwell, and his study of the Renaissance there, made him an enthusiastic humanist.
Among Famous Books|John Kelman
"No," replies Molly, indignant at his tone,—so unlike Shadwell's.
Molly Bawn|Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
Thomas had a son John, born in 1581-82, clearly too old to have been the first John of Shadwell.
Shakespeare's Family|Mrs. C. C. Stopes

St. André and his French dancers were probably engaged in Shadwell's piece.
Old and New London|Walter Thornbury

British Dictionary definitions for shadwell

Shadwell

/ (ˈʃædwəl) /

noun

Thomas. ?1642–92, English dramatist; poet laureate (1688–92). He was satirized by Dryden

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