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TAYLOR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

12th President of the United States; died in office (1784-1850)

Synonyms:

President Taylor; Taylor; Zachary Taylor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Chief Executive; President; President of the United States; United States President (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932)

Synonyms:

Elizabeth Taylor; Taylor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

actress (a female actor)

Sense 3

Meaning:

United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)

Synonyms:

Deems Taylor; Joseph Deems Taylor; Taylor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

composer (someone who composes music as a profession)

music critic (a critic of musical performances)

Credits

 Context examples: 

This is the first pair of black holes to be seen as separate objects that are moving with respect to each other, and thus makes this the first black-hole 'visual binary,' said Greg Taylor, of the University of New Mexico (UNM).

(First-Ever Black-Hole 'Visual Binary' Revealed, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

I never heard any harm of her; indeed I hardly ever heard her mentioned; except that Mrs. Taylor did say this morning, that one day Miss Walker hinted to her, that she believed Mr. and Mrs. Ellison would not be sorry to have Miss Grey married, for she and Mrs. Ellison could never agree.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

Poor Isabella!—she is sadly taken away from us all!—and how sorry she will be when she comes, not to see Miss Taylor here!

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

Taylor and his team demonstrate how their photochemical technique overcomes challenges presented by biological samples, and figuratively "tears down the fluorescent curtain."

(Cell chemistry illuminated by laser light, National Science Foundation)

But never did she go without Mr. Woodhouse's giving a gentle sigh, and saying, “Ah, poor Miss Taylor! She would be very glad to stay.”

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

The want of Miss Taylor would be felt every hour of every day.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

It was Miss Taylor's loss which first brought grief.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

Every friend of Miss Taylor must be glad to have her so happily married.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

I am sure she will be an excellent servant; and it will be a great comfort to poor Miss Taylor to have somebody about her that she is used to see.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

“But, Mr. Knightley, she is really very sorry to lose poor Miss Taylor, and I am sure she will miss her more than she thinks for.”

(Emma, by Jane Austen)