Search for crossword answers and clues
Abolitionist Mott
Answer for the clue "Abolitionist Mott ", 8 letters:
lucretia
Alternative clues for the word lucretia
Word definitions for lucretia in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lucretia is a painting by Paolo Veronese from c. 1585.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
fem. proper name, from Latin Lucretia (source also of French Lucrèce ), fem. of Lucretius , Roman masc. proper name, originally the name of a Roman gens.
Usage examples of lucretia.
Adams ON THE CRYSTAL-CLEAR MORNING of Tuesday, June 17, 1788, the keeper of the Boston lighthouse, Thomas Knox, sighted the Lucretia making good speed on the northeast horizon, and by prearranged plan he set in motion a welcome home such as John Adams had never imagined.
Losing no time, Knox then set sail by pilot boat to meet the Lucretia and deliver an official welcome to Minister Adams and his lady from Governor John Hancock.
THE CRYSTAL-CLEAR MORNING of Tuesday, June 17, 1788, the keeper of the Boston lighthouse, Thomas Knox, sighted the Lucretia making good speed on the northeast horizon, and by prearranged plan he set in motion a welcome home such as John Adams had never imagined.
Right opposite, as if for matrimonial ground-bait, a Notice that Whereas my wife, Lucretia Babb, has left my bed and board, I will not be responsible, etc.
No, you shall be Lucretia, Acte, or anybody your little heart sees fit to become.
THE AMERICAN MINISTER, his wife, and two American servants departed London for the last time on Sunday, March 30, 1788, by coach for Portsmouth, where they were to sail on the American ship Lucretia, bound for Boston.