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CRAWFORD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States film actress (1908-1977)

Synonyms:

Crawford; Joan Crawford

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

actress (a female actor)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)

Synonyms:

Crawford; Thomas Crawford

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

carver; sculptor; sculpturer; statue maker (an artist who creates sculptures)

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 Context examples: 

Miss Crawford's beauty did her no disservice with the Miss Bertrams.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

The Miss Bertrams' admiration of Mr. Crawford was more rapturous than anything which Miss Crawford's habits made her likely to feel.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Mary Crawford was remarkably pretty; Henry, though not handsome, had air and countenance; the manners of both were lively and pleasant, and Mrs. Grant immediately gave them credit for everything else.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Miss Crawford was glad to find a family of such consequence so very near them, and not at all displeased either at her sister's early care, or the choice it had fallen on.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Grant laughingly congratulated Miss Crawford on feeling no disinclination to the state herself.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Miss Crawford civilly wished him an early promotion.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Admiral Crawford was a man of vicious conduct, who chose, instead of retaining his niece, to bring his mistress under his own roof; and to this Mrs. Grant was indebted for her sister's proposal of coming to her, a measure quite as welcome on one side as it could be expedient on the other; for Mrs. Grant, having by this time run through the usual resources of ladies residing in the country without a family of children—having more than filled her favourite sitting-room with pretty furniture, and made a choice collection of plants and poultry—was very much in want of some variety at home.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Fanny, who was sitting on the other side of Edmund, exactly opposite Miss Crawford, and who had been attentively listening, now looked at him, and said in a low voice—Cut down an avenue! What a pity!

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

The Admiral delighted in the boy, Mrs. Crawford doted on the girl; and it was the lady's death which now obliged her protegee, after some months' further trial at her uncle's house, to find another home.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

I shall be most happy to play to you both, said Miss Crawford; at least as long as you can like to listen: probably much longer, for I dearly love music myself, and where the natural taste is equal the player must always be best off, for she is gratified in more ways than one.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)