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Nicolson

[ nik-uhl-suhn ]

noun

  1. Sir Harold George, 1886–1968, English diplomat, biographer, and journalist (husband of Victoria Mary Sackville-West).
  2. Marjorie Hope, 1894–1981, U.S. scholar, educator, and author.


Nicolson

/ ˈnɪkəlsən /

noun

  1. NicolsonSir Harold (George)18861968MBritishPOLITICS: diplomatPOLITICS: politicianWRITING: author Sir Harold ( George ). 1886–1968, British diplomat, politician, and author: married to Vita Sackville-West


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Raphael, for example, is very fond of Harold Nicolson, while Epstein seems to prefer Isaac Bashevis Singer to Flaubert.

Mrs. Nicolson is the presiding genius of the bakery, she is more—she is the bakery itself.

He turned up Nicolson Street, that ran northward, past the University and the old infirmary.

I stood till they passed through the long shadow of the College, and turned up Nicolson Street.

No, said Nicolson of Scorrybreck, they are still with us; but the men who fostered them are gone.

If that fails, then try MacLeod, and if this produces no result, then there is still Nicolson to fall back on.

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