seward : Idioms & Phrases
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clarence seward darrow
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noun United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938)
Clarence Darrow; Darrow.
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seward peninsula
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noun a peninsula in western Alaska that projects westward into the Bering Sea just below the Arctic Circle
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seward's folly
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noun the transaction in 1867 in which the United States Secretary of State William Henry Seward purchased Alaska from Russia
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william henry seward
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noun United States politician who as Secretary of State in 1867 arranged for the purchase of Alaska from Russia (known at the time as Seward's Folly) (1801-1872)
Seward.
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william seward burroughs
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noun United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
Burroughs; William S. Burroughs; William Burroughs.
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noun United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)
Burroughs.