Hyde

[ hahyd ]

noun
  1. Douglas, 1860–1949, Irish author and statesman: president of Ireland. 1938–45.

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How to use Hyde in a sentence

  • Lawrence Hyde, earl of Rochester, died; deservedly respected as an able statesman.

  • Not what you'd call a trench, of course, but compared to that wood—well, it was absolutely Hyde Park.

    First Plays | A. A. Milne
  • It looked on to Hyde Park, and a very white and dreary park it was on that particular day.

    Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
  • His splendid monument, with recumbent marble effigies of himself and his wife, occupies the east wall of the Hyde Chapel.

  • The next day, the 16th, they fought a duel with pistols in the ring in Hyde Park; they had no seconds and each fired twice.

British Dictionary definitions for Hyde (1 of 2)

Hyde1

/ (haɪd) /


noun
  1. a town in NW England, in Tameside unitary authority, Greater Manchester; textiles, footwear, engineering. Pop: 31 253 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for Hyde (2 of 2)

Hyde2

/ (haɪd) /


noun
  1. Douglas. 1860–1949, Irish scholar and author; first president of Eire (1938–45)

  2. Edward Hyde See Clarendon 2

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Other Idioms and Phrases with Hyde

Hyde

see Jekyll and Hyde.

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