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Byrd

[ burd ]

noun

  1. Richard Evelyn, 1888–1957, rear admiral in U.S. Navy: polar explorer.
  2. Robert C(arlyle), 1917–2010, U.S. politician: senator from West Virginia 1959–2010.
  3. William, c1540–1623, English composer and organist.


Byrd

/ bɜːd /

noun

  1. ByrdRichard Evelyn18881957MUSMILITARY: admiralTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: aviatorTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer Richard Evelyn . 1888–1957, US rear admiral, aviator, and polar explorer
  2. ByrdWilliam15431623MEnglishMUSIC: composerMUSIC: organist William . 1543–1623, English composer and organist, noted for his madrigals, masses, and music for virginals


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Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.

Byrd was a 49-year-old black man walking home from a party when three white men in a Ford pickup offered him a ride.

Moreover, under Eric Holder the Justice Department has vigorously enforced the landmark Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr.

He appeared, alongside senators Robert Byrd and George Allen, in the 2003 Civil War drama Gods and Generals.

Rivkin and Foley also point to Raines v. Byrd, a 1977 Supreme Court decision.

Byrd's writings did not appear publicly until more than two hundred years after his death.

Really, before starting, I should have consulted Admiral Byrd on outfitting a polar expedition.

In September, 1870, we moved to the neighborhood of Mt. Byrd.

Mrs. Byrd, both curious and kind, would have him to come and tell her all about it, which he was little inclined to do.

Byrd Coyle is one of a family of ten children, nine of whom are still living.

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