Mitford

American  

[mit-ferd] / ˈmɪt fərd /

noun

1. Mary Russell, 1787–1855, English novelist, poet, playwright, and essayist.

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Example Sentences

The matriarch of the Mitford clan has been overshadowed by the glamorous daughters who caused her no small amount of grief.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mitford, suddenly widowed and with an infant daughter, found work in Washington, D.C., at the Office of Price Administration, pursuing violators of wartime regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal

“My mother thought the company of other children unnecessary and over-stimulating,” writes Jessica Mitford in her spiky and enthralling memoir, “Hons and Rebels.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Biographies of the Mitford sisters and Scottish writer Muriel Spark are sharp and illuminating.

From Los Angeles Times

‘The Bolter’ In the novels of the British writer Nancy Mitford, it’s a nickname given to the narrator’s mother, a serial monogamist who cycles through relationships.

From Los Angeles Times