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November 2008Notable and Quotable: Laurence SterneClergyman and author Laurence Sterne was born Nov. 24, 1713. Of the 42 examples of Sterne's writing cited in the Unabridged, 11 refer to now archaic or obsolete senses. Still more trace back to Sterne's famously digressive novel, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. Interested in finding words from a favorite author in the dictionary? Select the Unabridged and click on Advanced Search. Type Sterne in the Author field, and click Search. blend verb (archaic) droll verb (archaic) fence verb (obsolete) foul noun (archaic) market noun (archaic) officious adjective (obsolete) rhapsodical adjective (archaic) rhapsodize verb (archaic) thorough-stitched adjective (archaic) unhackneyed adjective (archaic) unwind verb (archaic) |
