Arnold

[ ahr-nld ]

noun
  1. Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.

  2. Sir Edwin, 1832–1904, English poet and journalist.

  1. Henry H. "Hap", 1886–1950, U.S. general.

  2. Matthew, 1822–88, English essayist, poet, and literary critic.

  3. his father, Thomas, 1795–1842, English clergyman, educator, historian, and writer.

  4. Thur·man Wesley [thur-muhn], /ˈθɜr mən/, 1891–1969, U.S. lawyer and writer.

  5. a town in E Missouri.

  6. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “eagle” and “power.”

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How to use Arnold in a sentence

  • I have never thought of Limbaugh as much more than a bloviating bully, but I now consider him on par with Matthew Arnold.

    My New Pal Rush | Lee Siegel | August 14, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • To these might be added the letters of Cowper, and the more popular essays of Matthew Arnold.

    Journalism for Women | E.A. Bennett
  • Notice what famous men have said of this book: Matthew Arnold declared it "less a work of art than a piece of life."

    The Complete Club Book for Women | Caroline French Benton
  • Reference should be made to the fact that Matthew Arnold said that Paul stood among the seven greatest literary men of history.

    The Complete Club Book for Women | Caroline French Benton
  • Mr. Matthew Arnold has painted an Etnean picture with marvellous force in the following beautiful passage.

    The Desert World | Arthur Mangin
  • These thirty years were packed with the happiness and success which Matthew Arnold desired for them that must die young.

British Dictionary definitions for Arnold (1 of 2)

Arnold1

/ (ˈɑːnəld) /


noun
  1. a town in N central England, in S Nottinghamshire. Pop: 37 402 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for Arnold (2 of 2)

Arnold2

/ (ˈɑːnəld) /


noun
  1. Sir Malcolm. 1921–2006, English composer, esp of orchestral works in a traditional idiom

  2. Matthew. 1822–88, English poet, essayist, and literary critic, noted particularly for his poems Sohrab and Rustum (1853) and Dover Beach (1867), and for his Essays in Criticism (1865) and Culture and Anarchy (1869)

  1. his father, Thomas. 1795–1842, English historian and educationalist, headmaster of Rugby School, noted for his reforms in public-school education

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