Siddons

[ sid-nz ]

/ ˈsɪd nz /

noun

Sarah (Kemble),1755–1831, English actress.

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Examples from the Web for siddons

There stood Siddons, mud from head to foot but smiling expansively.
Aces Up|Covington Clarke
Just then he noticed Siddons come from around the corner of the hangar, carrying what appeared to be a canvas covered pillow.
Aces Up|Covington Clarke
When we left Bridgewater House we drove to my aunt Siddons's.
Records of a Girlhood|Frances Ann Kemble
An old engraving of Mrs. Siddons hung upon the wall, and Sybil stood looking at it.
A Pasteboard Crown|Clara Morris

Mrs. Siddons herself took leave of a barbarian audience with the words, "Farewell, ye brutes!"
Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878|Various

British Dictionary definitions for siddons

Siddons

/ (ˈsɪdənz) /

noun

Sarah. 1755–1831, English tragedienne

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