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- proper noun A male
given name , popular in the U.K. in the early twentieth century.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Saxon had been under intense [v] apprehensions concerning his son; but no sooner was he informed that Ivanhoe was in careful hands than paternal anxiety gave way anew to the feeling of injured pride and resentment at what he termed Wilfred's [v] filial disobedience.
The Literary World Seventh Reader Hetty Sibyl Browne 1907
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But no sooner was he informed that Ivanhoe was in careful, and probably in friendly hands, than the paternal anxiety which had been excited by the dubiety of his fate, gave way anew to the feeling of injured pride and resentment, at what he termed Wilfred's filial disobedience.
Ivanhoe Walter Scott 1801
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Your cousin Wilfred came to stay for a week this month and you had a great time together.
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Wilfred is "part Labrador retriever and part Russell Crowe on a bender," executive producer David Zuckerman says.
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But no sooner was he informed that Ivanhoe was in careful, and probably in friendly hands, than the paternal anxiety which had been excited by the dubiety of his fate, gave way anew to the feeling of injured pride and resentment, at what he termed Wilfred’s filial disobedience.
Ivanhoe 2004
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For a guy who spent years hanging with Hobbits and Orcs in Middle Earth, it's weird to hear Elijah Wood call Wilfred "the strangest project I've ever done."
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His words recalled Wilfred to the matter in hand; he turned to Eric Hewson:
She Closed Her Eyes 2010
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But the idea of Wilfred Lipinski, who at sixty-two looked about as kissable as a cod, making love to the young woman was too much for Cork to imagine, and he dismissed it.
Blood Hollow William Kent Krueger 2004
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But the idea of Wilfred Lipinski, who at sixty-two looked about as kissable as a cod, making love to the young woman was too much for Cork to imagine, and he dismissed it.
Blood Hollow William Kent Krueger 2004
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You see, madame, your Wilfred is a big, good-natured fellow.
The Silver Butterfly Wilson Woodrow 1902
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