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Definition of Ridley
1. Noun. A marine turtle.
Group relationships: Genus Lepidochelys, Lepidochelys
Specialized synonyms: Atlantic Ridley, Bastard Ridley, Bastard Turtle, Lepidochelys Kempii, Lepidochelys Olivacea, Olive Ridley, Pacific Ridley
Definition of Ridley
1. Proper noun. (surname from=Old English) ¹
2. Proper noun. (surnames male given name), or rarely a female one, transferred from the surname. ¹
3. Noun. either of two marine turtles, of the genus ''Lepidochelys'', found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ridley
1. a sea turtle [n -LEYS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ridley
Literary usage of Ridley
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1896)
"When the Duke of Bedford was made lord- lieutenant of Ireland in 1756, Ridley
declined an offer of the first chaplaincy, although it was coupled with a ..."
2. English Prose (1137-1890) by John Matthews Manly (1909)
"Master Ridley tooke his gowne and his tippet, and gave it to his ... Then Master
Ridley, standing as yet in his trusse,* said to his brother: "It were best ..."
3. History of the Church of England: From the Abolition of the Roman Jurisdiction by Richard Watson Dixon (1891)
"Of Ridley it is known that he dined, usually perhaps, at the Lieutenant's table:
where on one occasion his fellow guests were a party of commissioners, ..."
4. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes (1858)
"Some Account of the Life and Writings of Lancelot Ridley, DD 3. A Commentary upon
St. Paul's Epistles to the Ephesians, by Lancelot Ridley. 1540. 4. ..."
5. The Reformation by George Park Fisher (1889)
"1 The moderation of Ridley is ... 8 Upon the Calvinism of Cranmer, Ridley, and
Latimer, see Hunt, ..."
6. Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Comprizing Biographical by John Nichols, Samuel Bentley (1812)
"This worthy Divine was descended collaterally from Dr. Nicholas Ridley, ... Dr.
Ridley in his youth was much addicted to theatrical performances. ..."
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