Waverley
[ wey-ver-lee ]
noun
a city in New South Wales, SE Australia, near Sydney.
Words Nearby Waverley
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use Waverley in a sentence
The Lay, a rhyming romance; Waverley an historical novel; what, it may be asked, is so very remarkable about their origins?
Sir Walter Scott | William Paton KerI do not like him, and do not mean to like Waverley if I can help it, but fear I must.
Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters | William Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-LeighI don't think Babie and Sydney realise any one being in love nearer our own times than 'Waverley' at the very latest.
Magnum Bonum | Charlotte M. YongeWhat book of fiction of the present century can you read twice, with the exception of ‘Waverley’ and ‘Rob Roy?’
The Romany Rye | George BorrowUnder what disadvantages does the historical play appear after the historical novels of the Author of Waverley!
Browse