Royal Anne

noun

1. a variety of sweet cherry having yellow fruit tinged with red.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Royal Anne¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

HMS Royal Anne crashed on to rocks and sank off Lizard Point in 1721 with the loss of 207 sailors.

From BBC

The Royal Anne, a military transport galley launched in 1709, was sailing to Barbados when it was caught in a ferocious storm.

From BBC

The first varieties that come in, mainly Burlat and Brooks, can be decent in perfect weather, but in just a week or so you'll start to see Bings, and shortly after that the blushing Royal Anne and Rainier.

From Los Angeles Times

As an instance of the progress in size, as related to armament, made during the century, we may compare the dimensions of this French first-rate with those of the Royal Anne, an English 100-gun ship built in 1706.

From Project Gutenberg

"Not going to Dunwich fair, Bessy! a pretty joke, i'faith, when the Royal Anne is new painted and rigged with her best flags and canvas all ready to take us; and we have the prospect of a glorious day to-morrow."

From Project Gutenberg