Melville

[ mel-vil ]

noun

1. Herman, 1819–91, U.S. novelist.
2. Lake, a saltwater lake on the E coast of Labrador, Newfoundland, in E Canada, separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a narrow inlet: the mouth of the Churchill River is at its W end. About 1,133 sq. mi. (2,935 sq. km).
3. a male given name.

Melville

/ ˈmɛlvɪl /

noun

1. MelvilleHerman18191891MUSWRITING: novelistWRITING: short-story writer Herman. 1819–91, US novelist and short-story writer. Among his works, Moby Dick (1851) and Billy Budd (written 1891, published 1924) are outstanding

Other Words From

• Mel·ville·an adjective noun

Example Sentences

If you were a girl growing up in the 2000s and 2010s, you probably had a piece of Brandy Melville clothing in your closet.

From New York Times

The most radical slogan in literature might belong to Melville’s Bartleby: “I would prefer not to.”

From New York Times

These are all elements that underpin the trendy, bohemian fast fashion brand, Brandy Melville.

From Salon

Virtually nothing was known about marine mammals of the West Coast of North America in the mid-1800s, when Charles Melville Scammon, the whaler, began meticulously documenting and measuring cetaceans, Jefferson said.

From Los Angeles Times

He chose a text by Herman Melville rather than a more traditional monologue by Shakespeare, and his American ingenuity gained him entry.

From Los Angeles Times