Ellsworth
[elzwə:θ]
Definition
(noun.) United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807).
Editor: Woodrow--From WordNet
Examples
- But as he came down to breakfast the following morning he was met by Miss Ellsworth, the daughter of his friend, the Commissioner of Patents. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- No, said Miss Ellsworth, father sent me to tell you that your bill was passed. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Ellsworth possessed in a remarkable degree the skill of imitating these peculiarities, and thus he deceived the Union operators easily. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- By the time I had succeeded in getting the apparatus to work, Ellsworth suddenly disappeared. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In return for this news Morse promised that Miss Ellsworth should send the first message when his telegraph line was opened. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Ellsworth himself made a narrow escape by swimming the Ohio River with the aid of an army mule. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- On May 24, 1844, the line was completed, and Miss Ellsworth was invited to send the first message from the room of the United States Supreme Court to Baltimore. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Ellsworth Baker, tout de suite de France, place de naissance Amerique, destination la Grand Bretagne. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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