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Sitwell
[ sit-wuhl, -wel ]
noun
- Dame Edith, 1887鈥1964, English poet and critic.
- her brother Sir Osbert, 1892鈥1969, English poet and novelist.
- her brother Sir Sa路chev路er路ell [s, uh, -, shev, -er-, uh, l], 1897鈥1988, English poet, novelist, and art critic.
Sitwell
/ 藞蝉瑟迟飞蓹濒 /
noun
- SitwellEdith, Dame18871964FEnglishWRITING: poetWRITING: critic Dame Edith. 1887鈥1964, English poet and critic, noted esp for her collection 贵补莽补诲别 (1922)
- SitwellSir Osbert18921969MEnglishWRITING: writer her brother, Sir Osbert. 1892鈥1969, English writer, best known for his five autobiographical books (1944鈥50)
- SitwellSir Sacheverell18971988MEnglishWRITING: poetWRITING: writer his brother, Sir Sacheverell (s蓹藞蕛蓻v蓹r蓹l). 1897鈥1988, English poet and writer of books on art, architecture, music, and travel
Example Sentences
Mr. Ziegler鈥檚 1999 biography 鈥淥sbert Sitwell鈥 revisited the life of a minor British poet who cast a wider celebrity as a magnet for artists and iconoclasts.
In Thompson鈥檚 first conversations about the role with Warchus, the actor asked about Trunchbull鈥檚 childhood and likened it to that of British poet Edith Sitwell, who suffered physical abuse at a young age.
Bogarde wants John Singer Sargent's "haunting" portrait of the Sitwell family, pointing out that he could turn it into a tent or a raft if he needed to.
The auction of the hall's contents, called Weston Hall and the Sitwells: A Family Legacy, has been taking place over two days at Donnington Priory in Berkshire.
Henrietta Sitwell, whose family owned Weston for 300 years, said it was one of many "exciting discoveries".
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