spencer
1a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
a man's close-fitting jacket, having a collar and lapels and reaching just below the waist, worn in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
an English wig of the 18th century.
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a large gaff sail used abaft a square-rigged foremast or abaft the mainmast of a ship or bark.
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a .52 caliber, lever-action repeating rifle and carbine patented in the U.S. in 1860 and used by the Union army and navy in the Civil War.
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Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 1674–1722, British statesman: prime minister 1718–21.
Herbert, 1820–1903, English philosopher.
Platt Rogers [plat], /plæt/, 1800–64, U.S. calligrapher and teacher of penmanship.
a town in NW Iowa.
a town in central Massachusetts.
a male given name.
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How to use spencer in a sentence
At the start, outside their home in the Atlanta suburbs, it was just spencer and his mother in the evenings.
Spencer Kieboom built his life around baseball. Then he quietly walked away. | Jesse Dougherty | November 30, 2020 | Washington Postspencer and Carter, the youngest, were drafted by the Nationals.
Spencer Kieboom built his life around baseball. Then he quietly walked away. | Jesse Dougherty | November 30, 2020 | Washington PostWith her mom by her side throughout, so was Emily’s wife, spencer.
Emily Engel-Natzke’s dad was her ‘biggest fan.’ He died of covid-19 before her hockey triumph. | Samantha Pell | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostIt’ll be very interesting to see how this strategy evolves for Microsoft, and whether spencer’s prediction will bear out.
Good things come in the small Series S package, just not next-gen’s best things | Gene Park | November 5, 2020 | Washington Postspencer saw this firsthand in the treatment of patients during the early stages of outbreaks in New York City, where the patient obviously was ill but the resources to test them were unavailable.
The CDC’s new COVID-19 testing guidelines could make the pandemic worse | Sara Kiley Watson | August 27, 2020 | Popular-Science
And yes, someone has already called spencer a “Small Fry,” har har.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic | Samantha Allen | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFor his part, Bratton is disappointed but not surprised that the same narrative is already being mapped onto Fry and spencer.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic | Samantha Allen | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTspencer, 27, is variously described as a writer and a stand-up comic.
Meet Stephen Fry’s Future Husband (Who Is Less Than Half His Age) | Tom Sykes | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTEarl spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”
The Real-Life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed Britain | Tim Teeman | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCraig spencer, the New York doctor who contracted Ebola in Guinea, was declared “cured” of the virus last week.
spencer Perceval, prime minister of Great Britain, shot in the lobby of the house of commons.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsellspencer tells us that it is 'absolutely antecedent to all relative experience whatever.'
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonMis' spencer, you set that cherry pie o' yourn on this particular spot an' figure of this table-cloth!
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondHis only son, Charles Lord spencer, was just entering on public life.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulayspencer learned that very night that his sister had admitted her husband to her apartment.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for spencer (1 of 3)
/ (ˈspɛnsə) /
a short fitted coat or jacket
a woman's knitted vest
Origin of spencer
1British Dictionary definitions for spencer (2 of 3)
/ (ˈspɛnsə) /
nautical a large loose-footed gaffsail on a square-rigger or barque
Origin of spencer
2British Dictionary definitions for Spencer (3 of 3)
/ (ˈspɛnsə) /
Herbert. 1820–1903, English philosopher, who applied evolutionary theory to the study of society, favouring laissez-faire doctrines
Sir Stanley. 1891–1959, English painter, noted esp for his paintings of Christ in a contemporary English setting
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