Siddons

[ sid-nz ]

/ ˈsɪd nz /

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noun

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

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If you did not dig your pen in the ink with such a high-tragedy, Scott-Siddons air, maybe youd get on better, she suggested.
Those Dale Girls|Frank Weston Carruth
Reynolds had the composition in his mind many weeks before Mrs. Siddons sat for him in the autumn of 1783.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther
Perhaps the best of all is Mrs. Siddons', and the next Charles Kemble's.
Art in England|Dutton Cook
But we doubt if the critique upon his "Mrs Siddons" is quite fair.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXVIII. February, 1843. Vol. LIII.|Various

Mr. Siddons proved to be a small and sallow young man with a pointed nose and bright, bulbous brown eyes like a chipmunk's.
The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete|Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for Siddons

Siddons

/ (ˈsɪdənz) /

noun

Sarah. 1755–1831, English tragedienne

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