Wilkes

Wilkes [wilks] Examples noun

1. Charles,1798–1877, U.S. rear admiral and explorer.
2. John,1727–97, English political leader and journalist.
3. Maurice,1913–2010, English computer scientist.

Examples from the Web for wilkes Historical Examples of wilkes

Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times is unrelenting in its haughty independence.

Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863

Adam Gurowski

He was a publican, who lived in Brown’s Square and had been a friend of the soldier Wilkes.

The Christian

Hall Caine

I will instruct Wilkes on my way out, that you are to be at home to no one.

The Crevice

William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander

Here is a picture of English politics in the time of Wilkes.

Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.)

Leslie Stephen

The “Devil” feared that Wilkes had been “gagged” for good and all.

The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 4

Lord Byron

British Dictionary definitions for wilkes Wilkes noun

1. Charles. 1798–1877, US explorer of Antarctica
2. John. 1727–97, English politician, who was expelled from the House of Commons and outlawed for writing scurrilous articles about the government. He became a champion of parliamentary reform