Kilvert

/ ˈkɪlvət /

noun

1. KilvertFrancis18401879MBritishRELIGION: clergymanWRITING: diarist Francis. 1840–79, British clergyman and diarist. His diary (published 1938–40) gives a vivid account of life in the Welsh Marches in the 1870s

Example Sentences

Zooey said nothing for a moment, and then: “Boo Boo’s? Boo Boo’s convinced Mr. Ashe made the world. She got it from Kilvert’s ‘Diary.’

From Literature

The schoolchildren in Kilvert’s parish were asked who made the world, and one of the kids answered, ‘Mr. Ashe.’

From Literature

Among a fresh crop of boutiques: the three-level Lark Vintage, with its 20th-century couture and kitchen full of kitsch, and the atelier of the animal-loving artisan Mary Kilvert, who creates woolly sheep sculptures.

From New York Times

“It was unnecessary,” said Elsie Kilvert, 75, of Manhattan, adding,

From New York Times

“It was unnecessary,” said Elsie Kilvert, 75, of New York, adding: “The babies in my family would not have been so calm.”

From Seattle Times