Milford

[ mil-ferd ]

noun
  1. a city in S Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.

  2. a city in central Massachusetts.

  1. a male given name.

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How to use Milford in a sentence

  • The Milford, which was the name of the British ship, kept firing at the Providence, but all her shot plunged into the waves.

  • "Madam, I wish I knew how to thank you," said Milford, as he opened the gate leading into the main road.

  • She put on her bonnet, and as she stepped out told the Irish girl to take Milford's bag upstairs.

  • One Sunday, with her vacant-eyed husband and her red tormentor, she halted at Milford's cottage.

  • "A sappy pea-vine and a dried pea-stick," said Milford, pointing toward George and his wife.