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Vaughan [vɔːn] n
1. (Biographies / Vaughan, Henry (1622-1695) M, Welsh, WRITING: poet) Henry. 1622-95, Welsh mystic poet, best known for his Silex Scintillans (1650; 1655) 2. (Biographies / Vaughan, Janet (Maria) (1899-1993) F, British, MEDICINE: physician, EDUCATION: university official) Dame Janet (Maria). 1899-1993, British physician and university official: helped set up Britain's first National Blood Transfusion Service (1939): after World War II, became Britain's expert on the effects of radiation on humans; Principal of Somerville College, Oxford (1945-67) 3. (Biographies / Vaughan, Sarah (Lois) (1924-1990) F, US, MUSIC: jazz vocalist, MUSIC: pianist) Sarah (Lois). 1924-90, US jazz vocalist and pianist, noted esp for her skill in vocal improvisation ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| In feminine society as a rule he was apt to be constrained, but with Mary Vaughan it was different. The 'Metaphysical' religious
poets--Herbert, Crashaw, and Vaughan. I was on that hill when Vaughan burned ‘Sopus in the last war; and I saw the vessels come out of the Highlands as plain as I can see that lime- scow rowing into the Susquehanna, though one was twenty times farther from me than the other. |
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