Sitwell

[ sit-wuhl, -wel ]

noun

1. Dame Edith, 1887–1964, English poet and critic.
2. her brother Sir Osbert, 1892–1969, English poet and novelist.
3. her brother Sir Sa·chev·er·ell [s, uh, -, shev, -er-, uh, l], 1897–1988, English poet, novelist, and art critic.

Sitwell

/ ˈsɪtwəl /

noun

1. SitwellEdith, Dame18871964FEnglishWRITING: poetWRITING: critic Dame Edith. 1887–1964, English poet and critic, noted esp for her collection Façade (1922)
2. SitwellSir Osbert18921969MEnglishWRITING: writer her brother, Sir Osbert. 1892–1969, English writer, best known for his five autobiographical books (1944–50)
3. SitwellSir Sacheverell18971988MEnglishWRITING: poetWRITING: writer his brother, Sir Sacheverell (səˈʃɛvərəl). 1897–1988, English poet and writer of books on art, architecture, music, and travel

Example Sentences

Mr. Ziegler’s 1999 biography “Osbert Sitwell” revisited the life of a minor British poet who cast a wider celebrity as a magnet for artists and iconoclasts.

From Washington Post

“Sitwell himself would have bitterly resented this judgment, but Ziegler shows that it is more or less correct.”

From Washington Post

In Thompson’s first conversations about the role with Warchus, the actor asked about Trunchbull’s childhood and likened it to that of British poet Edith Sitwell, who suffered physical abuse at a young age.

From Los Angeles Times

Bogarde wants John Singer Sargent's "haunting" portrait of the Sitwell family, pointing out that he could turn it into a tent or a raft if he needed to.

From BBC

Mr Clay is speaking in a wood-panelled room in what was once the home of the aristocratic Sitwell family.

From BBC