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Ticknor

American  
[tik-ner, -nawr] / ˈtɪk nər, -nɔr /

noun

  1. George, 1791–1871, U.S. literary historian and educator.


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Mr. Lindsay-Hogg, 82, lives with his wife, Lisa Ticknor Lindsay-Hogg, a former fashion model and casting agent, in a narrow cream-colored house in this river town nestled into lush green hills.

From New York Times Jul. 5, 2022

Her 2005 novel, “Ticknor,” was inspired by the real-life friendship between the 19th-century authors William Hickling Prescott and George Ticknor.

From New York Times Feb. 3, 2022

“Trump was the tipping point for me,” said Emily Ticknor, a 33-year-old stay-at-home mother.

From Washington Post Sep. 25, 2018

Her short-story collection, The Middle Stories, appeared in 2001, then came Ticknor, a historical novel about a 19th-century biographer.

From The Guardian Jan. 19, 2013

Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Company, on the other hand, succeeding to the firms of Ticknor & Fields, and of Fields, Osgood & Company, have always devoted themselves more especially to books of American authorship.

From Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms by Brander Matthews

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