Ir·ving (ûr v ng) A town of northeast Texas, an industrial suburb of Dallas. Population: 196,000. |
| Irving, Sir Henry 1838-1905. British Shakespearean actor whose productions, particularly those at London's Lyceum Theatre, won him the first knighthood awarded to a member of his profession (1895). |
| Irving, John Born 1942. American writer. His darkly humorous novels include The World According to Garp (1978) and The Cider House Rules (1985). |
| Irving, Washington 1783-1859. American writer remembered for the stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," contained in The Sketch Book (1819-1820). |
Irving [ˈɜːvɪŋ]
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1. (Biographies / Irving, Sir Henry (1838-1905) M, English, THEATRE: actor, THEATRE: theatre manager) Sir Henry. real name John Henry Brodribb. 1838-1905, English actor and manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London (1878-1902)
2. (Biographies / Irving, Washington (1783-1859) M, US, WRITING: essayist, WRITING: short-story writer) Washington. 1783-1859, US essayist and short-story writer, noted for The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon (1820), which contains the stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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| Noun | 1. |  Irving - United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859) |
| 2. | Irving - United States writer of darkly humorous novels (born in 1942) |
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