Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Sylvestral.

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  • proper noun A male given name used in English since the sixteenth century.

Etymologies

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Latin "woody, rural" from silva "wood"; name of a saint whose feast day falls on 31st December.

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Examples

  • Only sometimes, when she chanced to catch sight of Lord Ruthven, she would say to herself, "Sylvester, _Sylvester!

    Patty's Friends Carolyn Wells 1902

  • I'm sure if you'd been listening, you could have heard me say, 'Sylvester -- _Sylvester! _'"

    Patty's Friends Carolyn Wells 1902

  • Nan, especially, was almost convulsed with laughter at the account Patty gave of the moonlight scene, and her tragic repetition in a stage whisper of "Sylvester, _Sylvester!

    Patty's Friends Carolyn Wells 1902

  • The label boss, Syd Nathan, didn't like the name Sylvester Thompson, so he changed it to Syl Johnson.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • She was even a little vexed at what she called Sylvester's "hard-heartedness."

    Tales of the Argonauts Bret Harte 1869

  • Sue Sylvester is the evil cheer-leading coach, and Mr. Schue is an idealistic young teacher with dreams of bringing the glee club to sectionals and inspiring the teens along the way.

    GLEEks United « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2010

  • Sue Sylvester is one of the greatest things to happen to TV.

    "I see the walls, and see them fall." greygirlbeast 2010

  • Meanwhile Rachel Sylvester is her usual incisive self in the Times on Tuesday.

    The start of the election campaign 2009

  • Sue Sylvester is probably the greatest Antagonist in prime time right now.

    This week's cover: Why America is falling for 'Glee' | EW.com 2009

  • Her writing has been deeply influenced by place, and she mined her experiences of growing up in Sylvester as she wrote The Secret Life of Bees, her first novel.

    Sue Monk Kidd biography 2005

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