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Tristram

[ tris-truhm ]

/ ˈtrɪs trəm /

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noun

one of the knights of the Round Table, whose love for Iseult, wife of King Mark, is the subject of many romances.

a male given name.

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Words nearby Tristram

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How to use Tristram in a sentence

Tristram Shapeero has directed drugs related comedy on television for over a decade.
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Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne One of the first novels in English ... and a buoyant, postmodern romp.
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We were shown the little room not more than nine feet square where Sterne, when vicar, wrote his greatest book, "Tristram Shandy."
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There's a great deal more in this than you're telling me, Mr Tristram.
Tristram of Blent|Anthony Hope

"You've been talking to Lady Tristram of Blent," he added with a nod.
Tristram of Blent|Anthony Hope
I don't know the real rights of it, but I'll run no risk of cheating a Tristram.
Tristram of Blent|Anthony Hope
She sank back into the great arm-chair where Addie Tristram had been wont to sit.
Tristram of Blent|Anthony Hope