Windsor
Wind·sor (win′zər)
noun
name of the ruling family of Great Britain since 1917, when the name was officially changed from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Wind·sor (win′zər)
Windsor, Duke of (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David) 1894-1972; king of England, as Edward VIII (1936): abdicated: son of George V
Wind·sor (win′zər)
city in Berkshire, SE England, on the Thames, just west of London: site of Windsor Castle: county district pop. 132,000
Etymology: after the city in England
port in SE Ontario, Canada, opposite Detroit: pop. 198,000
Modifies a noun
- linen: Of windsor linen more than million later became known.
- castle: Images of windsor castle official residence of the queen.
Noun used with modifier
- villa: Tournament's final table with heavy carpets villa windsor the the holy grail.
So cruel prison how could betide, alas, As proud Windsor? Where I in lust and joy With a king's son my childish years did pass In greater feast than Priam's sons of Troy.
The healthiest situation in England, on Easthampstead Plain. Free run of Windsor Forest. TheTimes every morning. A double-barrelled gun and pointers, and leave to shoot three Wellington College boys a week (not more) in case black game was scarce.
'Ave you 'eard o'the Widow at Windsor With a hairy gold crown on 'er 'ead? She 'as ships on the foamöshe 'as millions at 'ome, An'she pays us poor beggars in red.
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