Taylor

[ tey-ler ]

/ ˈteɪ lər /

noun

A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale),1906–90, English historian.

Bay·ard

[bahy-erd, bey-] /ˈbaɪ ərd, ˈbeɪ-/, James Bayard,1825–78, U.S. poet, novelist, and travel writer.

Brook,1685–1731, English mathematician.

Cecil (Percival),born 1933, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.

Charles Ghankay,born 1948, Liberian guerrilla leader and politician: president 1997–2003.

David Watson,1864–1940, U.S. naval architect.

Edward,1644?–1729, American physician, clergyman, and poet; born in England.

Edward ThompsonFather Taylor,1793–1871, U.S. Methodist clergyman.

Elizabeth,1932–2011, U.S. actress, born in England to American parents.

Frederick Winslow,1856–1915, U.S. industrial engineer.

Jeremy,1613–67, English prelate and theological writer.

John W.,1784–1854, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1820–21, 1825–27.

(Joseph) Deems,1885–1966, U.S. composer, music critic, and author.

Joseph Hooton, Jr.born 1941, U.S. astrophysicist: Nobel prize 1993.

Maxwell (Davenport),1901–87, U.S. army general and diplomat: chief of staff 1955–59; chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 1962–64.

Myron Charles,1874–1959, U.S. lawyer, industrialist, and diplomat.

Paul (Bel·ville)

[bel-vil] /ˈbɛl vɪl/,born 1930, U.S. dancer and choreographer.

Peter (Hills·man)

[hilz-muh n] /ˈhɪlz mən/,1917–94, U.S. short-story writer, novelist, and playwright.

Robert Lewis,1912–1998, U.S. biographer, humorist, and newspaperman.

Tom,1817–80, English playwright and editor.

ZacharyOld Rough and Ready,1784–1850, 12th president of the U.S. 1849–50: major general during the Mexican War and commander of the army of the Rio Grande 1846.

a city in SE Michigan.

a town in central Texas.

a male or female given name.

Example sentences from the Web for taylor

Taylor Swift – 1989 A change has, it seems, done Taylor Swift good.

The 10 Best Albums of 2014: Taylor Swift, Sia, Run the Jewels, and More |Marlow Stern |December 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
You talk in the book about meeting some of your idols, including Taylor Swift.

Portrait of the Austin Mahone as a Teen Idol |William O’Connor |December 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When they combine it with their pop music, like Taylor Swift, it's basically targeting children and that's wrong.

I Got Kicked Out Of The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show |Nico Hines |December 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Does it matter whether Taylor Swift wants me to inflate my Internet notoriety by doing a dumb thing where I lip sync to her music?

Death of the Author by Viral Infection: In Defense of Taylor Swift, Digital Doomsayer |Arthur Chu |December 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

They open up about the state of the music industry, Taylor Swift and Miley, and overcoming tragedy.

Revenge of the Rock Nerds: TV on the Radio’s Long Road to ‘Seeds’ |Marlow Stern |December 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Colonel Taylor says that General Lee urged that the march of my troops should be hastened, and was chafed at their non-appearance.

From Manassas to Appomattox |James Longstreet
By this time Taylor felt that their positions had been reversed.

On Secret Service |William Nelson Taft
General Taylor was himself only a colonel, in real rank, at that time, and a brigadier-general by brevet.

Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete |Ulysses S. Grant
Away up on the hill Taylor's battery was firing a national salute.

The Boys of '61 |Charles Carleton Coffin.
Taylor shouted, his own recent experience sharpening his wits.

Colonial Born |G. Firth Scott

British Dictionary definitions for taylor

Taylor

/ (ˈteɪlə) /

noun

A (lan) J (ohn) P (ercivale). 1906–90, British historian whose many works include The Origins of the Second World War (1961)

Brook. 1685–1731, English mathematician, who laid the foundations of differential calculus

Dame Elizabeth. 1932–2011, US film actress, born in England: films include National Velvet (1944), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Suddenly Last Summer (1959), and Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), for both of which she won Oscars

Frederick Winslow. 1856–1915, US engineer, who pioneered the use of time and motion studies to increase efficiency in industry

Jeremy. 1613–67, English cleric, best known for his devotional manuals Holy Living (1650) and Holy Dying (1651)

Zachary. 1784–1850, 12th president of the US (1849–50); hero of the Mexican War

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