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Barrie
[ bar-ee ]
noun
- Sir James M(atthew), 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NW of Toronto.
barrie
1/ ˈbærɪ /
adjective
- dialect.very good; attractive
Barrie
2/ ˈbærɪ /
noun
- BarrieSir James Matthew18601937MScottishTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: novelist Sir James Matthew . 1860–1937, Scottish dramatist and novelist, noted particularly for his popular children's play Peter Pan (1904)
Word History and Origins
Origin of Barrie1
Example Sentences
I was going to say that Nurse and Barrie are pretty much all they got on the blue line, so this tracks.
The characters of Neverland in Barrie’s novel were based around the children, but unlike their never-aging fictional counterparts, three of the real Lost Boys died young.
We asked HumanForest about Barrie’s claim that the technical issues with its hardware are related to “bespoke components” — but its spokeswoman declined to comment.
The missive was received back in London by David Barrie, a senior diplomat, who appended his own note.
J. M. Barrie was “a diminutive Scot, he was rather awkward in movement and not remotely athletic.”
In conclusion, I must distress my friend J. M. Barrie (who gave me a first chance) by acknowledging my great debt to him.
If the first, do let me recommend to Mrs. Barrie to add an egg to her ordinary.
My dear Barrie, I am a little in the dark about this new work of yours:79 what is to become of me afterwards?
I am late and that adds to an embarrassment which started as soon as I knew I was to meet Barrie and so many other famous people.
We reached Barrie safely that night, and slept at the Queen's Arms.
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