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tudor
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tudor has 3 senses
- tudor(n = noun.group) house of tudor - an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603); Array is a kind of dynasty
- tudor(n = noun.person) antony tudor - United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987); Array is a kind of choreographer, dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean
- tudor(n = noun.person) Array - a member of the dynasty that ruled England; Array is a member of house of tudor, tudor
is a kind of ruler, swayer
Adjective tudor has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
tudor, a.
Of or pertaining to a royal line of England, descended from Owen Tudor of Wales, who married the widowed queen of Henry V. The first reigning Tudor was Henry VII.; the last, Elizabeth. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tudor, adj. & n. hist.
--adj.
1 of, characteristic of, or associated with the royal family of England ruling 1485-1603 or this period.
2 of or relating to the architectural style of this period, esp. with half-timbering and elaborately decorated houses.
--n. a member of the Tudor royal family.
--adj.
1 of, characteristic of, or associated with the royal family of England ruling 1485-1603 or this period.
2 of or relating to the architectural style of this period, esp. with half-timbering and elaborately decorated houses.
--n. a member of the Tudor royal family.
Idiom
Tudor rose (in late Perpendicular decoration) a conventional five-lobed figure of a rose esp. a red rose encircling a white one.
Etymology
Owen Tudor of Wales, grandfather of Henry VII
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