Definitions for du maurierdu ˈmɔr iˌeɪ, dyu

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Du Mau•ri•erdu ˈmɔr iˌeɪ, dyu(n.)

  1. Dame Daphne (Lady Browning), 1907-89, English novelist.

    Category: Biography

  2. her grandfather, George Louis Palmella Busson, 1834–96, English illustrator and novelist.

    Category: Biography

Princeton's WordNet

  1. du Maurier, Daphne du Maurier, Dame Daphne du Maurier(noun)

    English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989)

  2. du Maurier, George du Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier(noun)

    English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du Maurier (1834-1896)

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Du Maurier

    artist, born in Paris; started in London as a designer of wood engravings; did illustrations for Once a Week, the Cornhill Magazine, &c.., and finally joined the staff of Punch, to which he contributed numerous clever sketches; he published a novel, "Peter Ibbetson," in 1891, which was succeeded in 1895 by "Trilby," which had such a phenomenal success in both England and America (1834-1897).


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