Gorey

Gorey [gawr-ee] Examples noun

1. Edward (St. John),1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.

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At the siege of Ross his father, at Gorey all his brothers fell.

Ulysses

James Joyce

It was a beautiful moment (12th May) when we came to our lodgings at Gorey.

George Eliot’s Life, Vol. I (of 3)

George Eliot

In Leinster they say, ‘by all the goats in Gorey’—which is a big oath.

English As We Speak It in Ireland

P. W. Joyce

The red ‘coats meeting no further opposition marched cautiously across the island, and encamped for the night on Gorey Common.

St George’s Cross

H. G. Keene

The outline of the castle and its rock is remarkably fine, and reminded us of Gorey in Jersey.

George Eliot’s Life, Vol. II (of 3)

George Eliot

British Dictionary definitions for gorey Gorey noun

1. Edward St John . 1925–2000, US illustrator and author, noted for his bizarre humour in such works as The Unstrung Harp (1953) and The Wuggly Ump (1963)

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