seward : Idioms & Phrases


clarence seward darrow

  • noun United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938)
    Clarence Darrow; Darrow.
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seward peninsula

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • noun United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
    Burroughs; William S. Burroughs; William Burroughs.
  • noun United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)
    Burroughs.
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