Aldington

[ awl-ding-tuhn ]

noun
  1. Richard, 1892–1962, English poet, novelist, and composer.

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How to use Aldington in a sentence

  • Richard Aldington's "Childhood" is a very typical example of vers libre.

    Confessions of a Book-Lover | Maurice Francis Egan
  • Badsey, and Wickhamford, with the hamlet of Aldington, are all in their different ways worth a visit.

    Evesham | Edmund H. New
  • Aldington was keeping abreast with all the new books in America and England as well.

    Children of the Market Place | Edgar Lee Masters
  • Abigail had made friends with a certain Robert Aldington, who had also come west to teach school.

    Children of the Market Place | Edgar Lee Masters
  • We had Mr. and Mrs. Williams and Abigail and Aldington as a nucleus for new friendships.

    Children of the Market Place | Edgar Lee Masters

British Dictionary definitions for Aldington

Aldington

/ (ˈɔːldɪŋtən) /


noun
  1. Richard. 1892–1962, English poet, novelist, and biographer. His novels include Death of a Hero (1929) and The Colonel's Daughter (1931), which reflect postwar disillusion following World War I

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