Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The common guillemot

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  • proper noun A diminutive of the female given name Margaret.
  • proper noun Margaret Thatcher, former British prime minister

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Examples

  • [MAGGIE], 3a3b4c3b and 2abab (approximately), 7: A story of Maggie, the constant wife, who seeks in bar-room and dry-goods store her faithless husband, who has eloped with Lula Fry.

    A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs Josiah Henry Combs 1923

  • [MAGGIE] 18 years old, Megan's almost identical younger sister (SUBMIT AUDRINA PATRIDGE LOOKALIKES), smart, strong, not intimidated by Jessica, Maggie shows up at graduation and nearly gives the Theta sisters a heart attack with her resemblance to her / their dead sister.

    unknown title 2008

  • Without a word Maggie followed Grace back into their office.

    The Unforgiven Patricia MacDonald 1981

  • The film, starring Ellen Page as a roller derby rookie, was written by Shauna Cross, a former Derby Doll who skated under the name Maggie Mayhem.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • The film, starring Ellen Page as a roller derby rookie, was written by Shauna Cross, a former Derby Doll who skated under the name Maggie Mayhem.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • He only wants to drink beer and play cards with his old pals, but his wife Maggie is socially ambitious and ashamed of his behavior.

    George McManus’s Bringing Up Father » Comics Worth Reading 2009

  • I read the 3 books in Maggie Shayne's Reaper series.

    Friday Book Club Nalini Singh 2009

  • (Maggie at Dorothy's writing workshop in July 1999, Gemini Ink, San Antonio, Texas; Maggie is upper right, Dorothy is to my right)

    Women Among Us: Dorothy Allison 2009

  • Maggie is desperately seeking money to finance the treatment to save the life of her grand-son riddled with cancer.

    Geordi Star | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • My cousin Maggie (Mightygirl. net) turned me onto blogging and back then not many people knew what blogging was.

    Child’s Play X2 « Happy Healthy Hip Parenting 2009

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