释义
[ kal -vert ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkæl vərt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun Charles 3rd Baron Baltimore English colonial administrator in America: governor (1661–75) and proprietor (1675–89) of Maryland (grandson of George Calvert).
Sir George 1st Baron Baltimore British statesman: founder of the colony of Maryland.
his son, Leonard, 1606–47, first colonial governor of Maryland 1634–47.
Words nearby Calvert calvarium, Calvary, Calvary cross, calve, Calvé-Perthes disease, Calvert , calves, Calvin, Calvin cycle, Calvinism, Calvin, John
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Example sentences from the Web for Calvert Calvert introduced her to Jennifer Norris, a retired Air Force veteran living in Maine.
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The prop book was in French because the prop people presumed Calvert would be reading off cue cards.
"Dave's Whipping Boy" | Paul Shaffer| October 2, 2009| DAILY BEAST
Dave, Calvert , and I are taking a walk down the hallways of NBC into a deserted stairwell.
"Dave's Whipping Boy" | Paul Shaffer| October 2, 2009| DAILY BEAST
At that point, the erudite discussion ends while Dave and I hand over our wallets to Calvert DeForest.
"Dave's Whipping Boy" | Paul Shaffer| October 2, 2009| DAILY BEAST
Dave says to Calvert , “Who played the guitar solo on ‘Not Just Knee Deep?’ ”
"Dave's Whipping Boy" | Paul Shaffer| October 2, 2009| DAILY BEAST
He thought Mrs. Calvert would like that, it was so much like her own Deerhurst on the Hudson.
Dorothy on a House Boat | Evelyn Raymond
Even Maryland, tolerant and just as was the Calvert policy, did not altogether escape Indian troubles.
Pioneers of the Old South | Mary Johnston
Calvert produced the articles from an inner coat pocket and handed them to Noxon.
The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters | Edward S. Ellis
Now, why was the interest of Calvert so much greater on this than on any other previous occasion?
Charlemont | W. Gilmore Simms
The letter from Mr. Calvert was a demand for money that she owed him, and was written at Bladensburg on the 12th of April.
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British Dictionary definitions for Calvert noun Sir George, 1st Baron Baltimore. ?1580–1632, English statesman; founder of the colony of Maryland
his son, Leonard. 1606–47, English statesman; first colonial governor of Maryland (1634–47)
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