Eton

[ eet-n ]

/ ˈit n /

noun

a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.

Example sentences from the Web for eton

That the Eton- and Oxford-educated Cameron can come to terms with the realities of numbers should come as no surprise.

UKIP’s Nativist Rebellion Against London |Lloyd Green |May 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Huxley, 14 in 1908, had been just settling in at Eton when his mother died.

Three Great Men Died That Day: JFK, C.S. Lewis, and Aldous Huxley |John Garth |November 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Harrovians were also judged to be a bit thick, as the school was not as academically demanding as Eton.

Thank God I Was Kicked Out of Eton, Not Harrow |Tom Sykes |September 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It was filmed at Eton in the early nineties, when I was a student there.

Thank God I Was Kicked Out of Eton, Not Harrow |Tom Sykes |September 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

And watching these two programs side by side makes one feel infinitely happier to have been expelled from Eton than from Harrow.

Thank God I Was Kicked Out of Eton, Not Harrow |Tom Sykes |September 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
She was in a short tailored suit, Eton collar, Alpine hat and feather.

The Salamander |Owen Johnson
He was educated at Eton, where he was so much distinguished that his exercises were recommended as models to his schoolfellows.

Lives of the Poets: Gay, Thomson, Young, and Others |Samuel Johnson
The salary of the Master at Eton was then 10 a year, or fifty shillings for each of the four terms.

Roister Doister |Nicholas Udall
Eight-oars had been manned at Eton before they found their way to Oxford.

Boating |W. B. Woodgate
One represents Sroe (with title on medallion), the Eton of Denmark.

Chats on Royal Copenhagen Porcelain |Arthur Hayden

British Dictionary definitions for eton

Eton

/ (ˈiːtən) /

noun

a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, near the River Thames: site of Eton College, a public school for boys founded in 1440. Pop: 3821 (2001 est)

this college

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