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Barclay

[ bahrk-lee ]

noun

  1. a male given name.


Barclay

/ ˈbɑːklɪ /

noun

  1. BarclayAlexander14751552MEnglishWRITING: poet Alexander . c . 1475–1552, English poet. His works include The Ship of Fools (1509) and Eclogues ( c . 1513–14)


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He had made an arrangement with Barclay H. Warburton, owner of the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.

Despite a burning sense of Scottish pride, Barclay, 73, said he was worried about the economy.

“My heart wants to vote yes,” Barclay said, shaking his head wistfully.

Now, a young actor has a choice: “I have a practiced line,” Barclay said of the advice he gives.

Barclay, in his tract on "The Vertues of Tobacco," recommends its use as a medicine.

As to Barclay, he certainly once had a company; but it has been disbanded; and what has become of him I do not know.

Walbridge never lost sight of the joke of his (Ferdinand Walbridge) being father-in-law to a man of Barclay's age.

But he seemed very disposed to make every possible use of Barclay's experience and kindness.

I signed my papers with Barclay the day he went away, you know, and have been at the office every day.

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