betokens

The word betokens not so much surprise as eager interest.

Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

Alice Hegan Rice is, as her name betokens, of Irish descent.

My beloved South, Mrs. T. P. O 1914

His name betokens not his hue, though he is not the less respected and honored for his deportment and correct habits.

A Lost Family Found; An Authentic Narrative of Cyrus Branch and His Family, Alias John White Elizabeth Merwin Wickham 1901

Captain Alexander Macgregor, as his name betokens, was a Scotchman, who had left his native land with credentials which gave him the reputation of being not only learned but one of the most expert mariners that ever walked a quarterdeck.

The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century Walter Runciman 1892

As the name betokens, the town is of monastic origin; and it still contains a towered bulk of monastery and a church of some architectural pretensions, the seat of an arch - priest and several vicars.

Essays of Travel Robert Louis Stevenson 1872

As the name betokens, the town is of monastic origin; and it still contains a towered bulk of monastery and a church of some architectural pretensions, the seat of an archpriest and several vicars.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) Robert Louis Stevenson 1872

Poseidonia, as the name betokens, was dedicated to the god of the sea; and the coins of the city are stamped with his effigy bearing a trident, and with his sacred animal, the bull.

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series John Addington Symonds 1866

Poseidonia, as the name betokens, was dedicated to the god of the sea; and the coins of the city are stamped with his effigy bearing a trident, and with his sacred animal, the bull.

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III John Addington Symonds 1866

My other friend was called Terence O'Connor, an Irishman, as his name betokens, with all the good qualities generally ascribed to the natives of that country.

Peter the Whaler William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

It was, as the name betokens, a prolonged elevation that ran for nearly a mile and

The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two William Carleton 1831