izard [iz-erd] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a chamois that inhabits the Pyrenees.
Origin of izard 1785–95; French, variant of isard Gascon) isart Izard [iz-erd] noun
- Ralph,1742–1804, U.S. diplomat and politician.
Examples from the Web for izard Contemporary Examples of izard
In one test of emotional knowledge, Izard’s team asked kids how someone would feel if his best friend moved away.
Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman
February 17, 2010
Historical Examples of izard
It is my misfortune that Mr Izard was of a different opinion.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I
Various
Vergennes’ strictures on Arthur Lee and Izard, 255, 255 (note).
Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2)
Wiliam Cabell Bruce
This business cost Franklin, as an annoying incident, an encounter with Mr. Izard, and a tart correspondence ensued.
John Torrey Morse, Jr.
In all this malevolence he found an earnest colleague in the hot-blooded Izard, whose charges against Franklin were unmeasured.
John Torrey Morse, Jr.
When this alarming communication was received all the depreciation of the Lees, Izard, and the rest went for nothing.
John Torrey Morse, Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for izard izard noun
- (esp in the Pyrenees) another name for chamois
Word Origin and History for izard n.
chamois-like antelope of the Pyrenees, 1791, from French isard, Gascon isart, “perhaps of Iberian origin,” or [Klein] from Basque (cf. izzara “star”).