Gordon

[ gawr-dn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Charles George Chinese GordonGordon Pasha, 1833–85, British general: administrator in China and Egypt.
Charles William, real name of Ralph Connor.
Lord George, 1751–93, English politician.
George Hamilton, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, 1784–1860, British statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1852–55.
Mary (Catherine), born 1949, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “round hill.”

Gordon

/ ˈɡɔːdən /

GordonAdam Lindsay18331870MAustralianPortugueseWRITING: poetMISC: horseman Adam Lindsay. 1833–70, Australian poet and horseman, born in the Azores, who developed the bush ballad as a literary form, esp in Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes (1870)
GordonCharles George18331885MBritishMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: administrator Charles George, known as Chinese Gordon. 1833–85, British general and administrator. He helped to crush the Taiping rebellion (1863–64), and was governor of the Sudan (1877–80), returning in 1884 to aid Egyptian forces against the Mahdi. He was killed in the siege of Khartoum
GordonDonald1930MSouth AfricanBUSINESS: businessman Sir Donald . born 1930; South African businessman
GordonDexter (Keith)19231990MUSMUSIC: jazz tenor saxophonist Dexter ( Keith ). 1923–90, US jazz tenor saxophonist
GordonGeorge17511793MEnglishRELIGION: religious agitator Lord George. 1751–93, English religious agitator. He led the Protestant opposition to legislation relieving Roman Catholics of certain disabilities, which culminated in the Gordon riots (1780)
See Aberdeen
George Hamilton. See (4th Earl of) Aberdeen 2

McCauley may have married beneath her station, but Gordon-Levitt has obsessive fans.

The news came as a surprise even to fans of Gordon-Levitt, who was only photographed with McCauley for the first time last May.

Gordon G. Chang is a Forbes.com columnist and the author of Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World.

Then, Gordon replied with, “Horrible behavior,” which was echoed by Pascal, who responded, “Actually despicable.”

“Was this about the deal… or did he just change his mind,” wrote Gordon.

Bernard was uncomfortable enough not to care to be mocked; but he felt even more sorry that Gordon should be.

At the same moment the door was thrown open, and Mrs. Gordon appeared on the threshold with a gentleman behind her.

Gordon, however, had never been a lover, and if Bernard noted Angela's gravity it was not because he felt jealous.

And this fact seemed pregnant with evidence as to Gordon's state of mind; it did not appear to simplify the situation.

Gordon turned his pleading eyes on his old friend without a ray of concession; but for a moment he hesitated.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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