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Wellingtonian, a.|wɛlɪŋˈtəʊnɪən|
[See prec. and -ian.]
Belonging to or characteristic of the duke of Wellington.
1854Poultry Chron. I. 439/2 She performs this duty, too, in a true Wellingtonian spirit, coming off her nest with quiet dignity. 1889Academy 14 Sept. 159/1 The Wellingtonian legend was once as strong in England as the Napoleonic in France. 1907Nation 5 Oct. 9/1 There is a Wellingtonian vigour in his way of stating a case.
Sense in Dict. becomes B. Add: A. n.
1. A follower of the first duke of Wellington or supporter of his (esp. military) principles.
c1843D. O'Connell in J. O'Connor Hist. Ireland 1798–1924 (1925) I. viii. 240, I promise them that there is not a Wellingtonian of them all who would less shrink from that contest than I.
2. A pupil or former pupil of Wellington College, Berkshire, a public school founded in 1859 and named after the first duke of Wellington.
1868Wellingtonian i. 1 It is hoped that old Wellingtonians will assist both with letters and contributions. 1896Wellington Year Bk. 1895 34/2 Colonel Talbot..asked Wellingtonians of today to follow the examples of their predecessors. 1954J. Masters Bhowani Junction xii. 114 That's the kind of sentence up with which a sensitive Old Wellingtonian should not on any occasion be asked to put. 1980D. Newsome On Edge of Paradise v. 154 The other male member of the party was a young seventeen-year-old Wellingtonian..who had apparently just been expelled for indolence and insubordination. |