Wright (r t), Frances Known as "Fanny." 1795-1852. Scottish-born American reformer who lectured nationwide on women's rights, birth control, and public education and wrote Views of Society and Manners in America (1823). |
| Wright, Frank Lloyd 1869-1959. American architect whose distinctive style, based on natural forms, had a great influence on the modern movement in architecture. His designs include private homes, the Johnson Wax Company Building in Racine, Wisconsin (1939), and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City (1943-1959). |
| Wright, James Arlington 1927-1980. American poet who won a Pulitzer Prize for his Collected Poems (1971). |
| Wright, Joseph 1855-1930. British lexicographer and philologist who is best known for The English Dialect Dictionary (1905). |
| Wright, Mary Kathryn Known as "Mickey." Born 1935. American golfer who had 82 career wins, including four U.S. Women's Open titles (1958, 1959, 1961, and 1964) and four Ladies Professional Golf Association Championship titles (1958, 1960, 1961, and 1963). |
| Wright, Orville 1871-1948. American aviation pioneer who with his brother Wilbur (1867-1912) invented the airplane. On December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, they made the first controlled, sustained flights in a powered heavier-than-air vehicle. |
| Wright, Richard 1908-1960. American author whose writing explores the oppression suffered by African Americans. His works include the novel Native Son (1940) and the autobiography Black Boy (1945). |
| wright (rt) n. One that constructs or repairs something. Often used in combination: a playwright; a shipwright. [Middle English, from Old English wryhta; see werg- in Indo-European roots.] |
wright [raɪt]
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(Business / Professions) (now chiefly in combination) a person who creates, builds, or repairs something specified a playwright a shipwright
[Old English wryhta, wyrhta; related to Old Frisian wrichta, Old Saxon, Old High German wurhtio. See work]
Wright [raɪt]
n
1. (Biographies / Wright, Frank Lloyd (1869-1959) M, US, ARCHITECTURE: architect) Frank Lloyd. 1869-1959, US architect, whose designs include the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo (1916), the Guggenheim Museum, New York (1943), and many private houses. His ``organic architecture'' sought a close relationship between buildings and their natural surroundings
2. (Biographies / Wright, Joseph (1734-1797) M, British, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) Joseph, known as Wright of Derby. 1734-97, British painter, noted for his paintings of industrial and scientific subjects, esp The Orrery (?1765) and
3. (Biographies / Wright, Joseph (1855-1930) M, British, LANGUAGE: philologist) Joseph. 1855-1930, British philologist; editor of The English Dialect Dictionary (1898-1905)
4. (Biographies / Wright, Judith (Arundel) (1915-2000) F, Australian, WRITING: poet, WRITING: critic, SCIENCE: conservationist) Judith (Arundel). 1915-2000, Australian poet, critic, and conservationist. Her collections of poetry include The Moving Image (1946), Woman to Man (1949), and A Human Pattern (1990)
5. (Biographies / Wright, Richard (1908-1960) M, US, WRITING: novelist, WRITING: short-story writer) Richard. 1908-60, US Black novelist and short-story writer, best known for the novel Native Son (1940)
6. (Biographies / Wright, Wilbur (1867-1912) and his brother, Orville (1867-1912) and his brother) X) Wilbur (1867-1912) and his brother, Orville (1871-1948), US aviation pioneers, who designed and flew the first powered aircraft (1903)
7. (Biographies / Wright, William (1924-1994) M, English, SPORT AND GAMES: footballer) William, known as Billy. 1924-94, English footballer: winner of 105 caps
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| Noun | 1. | Wright - United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939) |
| 2. | Wright - United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960) | |
| 3. |  Wright - United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912) | |
| 4. |  Wright - United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948) | |
| 5. |  Wright - influential United States architect (1869-1959) | |
| 6. |  Wright - United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852) | |
| 7. | wright - someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination) cartwright - a workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons millwright - a workman who designs or erects mills and milling machinery ploughwright, plowwright - a workman who makes and repairs plows wheelwright, wheeler - someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels |
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