Definition of Toklas

1. Noun. United States writer remembered as the secretary and companion of Gertrude Stein (1877-1967).

Exact synonyms: Alice B. Toklas
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Toklas

Togolese Republic
Tohubohus
Toisanese
Toison's stain
Tojo
Tojo Eiki
Tojo Hideki
Tok19A1 carboxylesterase
Tok Pisin
Tokelau
Tokelau ringworm
Tokelauan
Tokelauans
Toki Pona
Tokio
Toklas (current term)
Tokugawa
Tokushima
Tokyo
Tokyoite
Tokyoites
Tolai
Tolais
Toldt
Toldt's fascia
Toldt's membrane
Tolectin
Toledo
Tolinase
Tolkien

Literary usage of Toklas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. West Coast Reporter: Containing All the Decisions as Fast as Filed, of the (1885)
"Chester executed to the firm of Toklas, Hahn & Brown, or order, five promissory notes ... That to secure the payment of his notes to Toklas, Hahn & Brown, ..."

2. Skill in Communication: A Vital Element in Effective Management by David D. Acker (1994)
"Then, Miss Toklas asked her: "What is the question?" Effective communication involves a two-way flow of information from sender to receiver and then from ..."

3. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1906)
"The judgment in Toklas et al. v. Witz et al., baring been rendered by a court ... If the judgment of Toklas et al. v. Wirtz et al. had been rendered in this ..."

4. History of Seattle, Washington: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches by Frederic James Grant (1891)
"The firm of Auerbach, Toklas & Singerman first came to Seattle in 187"i, ... The firm name was now Toklas & Singerman, the business being then, as now, ..."

5. Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Washington by Washington (State). Supreme Court, Arthur Remington, Solon Dickerson Williams (1912)
"On July 2, 1907, Toklas wrote the plaintiff that he would soon be in Eastern ... The plaintiff and Toklas' attorney used due diligence, both by inquiry and ..."

6. The American Jew as Patriot, Soldier and Citizen by Simon Wolf (1895)
"Toklas, JACOB W. 2nd Lieutenant K 6th Cavalry Enlisted as private; promoted for bravery. Toklas, FERDINAND K 6th Infantry Served three years. ..."

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