Definitions
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- proper noun An
English habitational surname ofNorman French origin, from theFrench town Beauvais. - proper noun A male
given name transferred from the surname.
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Examples
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So Bevis is trying to persuade Butthead to lift his hold so they can actually hold a vote on a bill that will pass 90-something to 1.
Think Progress » Inhofe trying to get Bunning to end filibuster so highway funding doesn’t expire. 2010
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Phil Bevis is now organizing the events, and I'm an occasional host/interviewer.
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Phil Bevis is the last person I know who would shy away from confrontation.
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Next, at the request of his daughter, he dubbed Bevis a knight, and the princess herself clad him in a richly inlaid helmet, and buckled on him the good sword Morglay.
The Red Romance Book Andrew Lang 1900
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My husband has instructed me to tell you the following: A) His name for you Mark and Phil Bevis is the TV Show - (Beevis and Buthead).
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But let me tell you, Sirs, said the widow Bevis, that is not what one husband in a thousand would have done.
Clarissa Harlowe 2006
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A terrible thought suddenly occurred to Alice; could Joceline have become unfaithful, that he was calling Bevis off the villain, instead of encouraging the trusty dog to secure him?
Woodstock 1855
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A terrible thought suddenly occurred to Alice; could Joceline have become unfaithful, that he was calling Bevis off the villain, instead of encouraging the trusty dog to secure him?
Woodstock; or, the Cavalier Walter Scott 1801
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"Story of my Heart" isn't likely to be revived; but there's a lot else that's interesting "Wood Magic", "Bevis" and "The Amateur Poacher" have striking evocations of childhood, for instance, if a reader doesn't mind maintaining a certain reserve towards Jefferies' oddities.
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In an effort to keep the content clean, the birthplace of high-brow product such as Bevis and Butthead and Tila Tequila will only air ads from political candidates and party political committees -- not from 527s, the technically unaffiliated and so unregulated organizations behind the worst of the smear campaigns in recent years.
Torey Van Oot: MTV Political Campaign Ads: The End Of The World 2008
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