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croesus
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
from Latinized form of Greek Kroisis , 6c. B.C.E. king of Lydia in Asia Minor, famously wealthy; hence "rich man" or in other allusions to riches, from late 14c.
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Croesus ( ; , Kroisos ; 595 BC – c. 546 BC) was the king of Lydia who, according to Herodotus , reigned for fourteen years: from 560 BC until his defeat by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 546 BC (sometimes given as 547 BC). Croesus was renowned for ...
Usage examples of croesus.
Maybe if she were extra-nice to Dickie Wembley tonight, she could finagle Michael into reserving a suite for her at the King Croesus on Park Avenue.
The two of you check into the Regency, or better yet the new King Croesus on Park Avenue.
Laurent and Oscar de la Renta, think the King Croesus and shopping at all those gorgeous Madison Avenue boutiques.
King Croesus Hotel on Park Avenue, Simone was wearing a billowy-sleeved black georgette dress cut down to her belly button, five-inch spike heels, a rope cluster of real Fred Joaillier pearls, and smiling at everyone in sightwho smiled and stared right back at her.
King Croesus, might have the privilege of witnessing a wedding during your stay with us?
King Croesus would be more than happy to provide you with one for a slight additional fee.
The taxi sped uptown, taking Anita and Michael to the King Croesus on Park Avenue.
Simone snuggled under the covers in the pink-and-gold master bedroom at the King Croesus, trying in vain to get warm.
The thought of him dashing over to the King Croesus the minute she was out the door made her see red.
I went to the King Croesus last night, pretended to shoot Simone, tried to jump out of the window.
She had dropped by the King Croesus yesterday and dragged Simone down to the Gold Doughnut, on the lower level, for her little atonement speech.
Grabbing the Yellow Pages and her address book, she got on the phone to caterers, musicians, airlines, florists, the King Croesus, personalized shopping services, Mrs.
When Beverly left the King Croesus, depression engulfed her again and she felt tempted to stop somewhere for a drink.
After Beverly left the King Croesus that morning, she had canceled her all-chocolate breakfast and begun drinking brandy alexanders in an attempt to blot out her uncertain future.
Persian War, tells a story of how Croesus, the richest and most-favored king of his time, asked Solon the Athenian a leading question.