Oates ( ts), Joyce Carol Born 1938. American writer whose works often concern love and violence in American society. Among her novels are A Garden of Earthly Delights (1967), Bellefleur (1980), and American Appetites (1989). |
| Oates, Titus 1649-1705. English conspirator. His story of a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1678) resulted in the execution of many innocent Catholics. |
Oates [əʊts]
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1. (Biographies / Oates, Lawrence Edward Grace (1880-1912) M, English, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer) Captain Lawrence Edward Grace. 1880-1912, English explorer. He died on Scott's second Antarctic expedition
2. (Biographies / Oates, Titus (1649-1705) M, English, POLITICS: conspirator) Titus. (ˈtaɪtəs). 1649-1705, English conspirator. He fabricated the Popish Plot (1678), a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill Charles II, burn London, and massacre Protestants. His perjury caused the execution of many innocent Catholics
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| Noun | 1. |  Oates - English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705) |
| 2. | Oates - United States writer (born in 1938) |
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