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Definition of Christie
1. Noun. Prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976).
Definition of Christie
1. Proper noun. (given name female diminutive=Christine) and of its variant forms; fairly common as a formal female given name in the 20th century. ¹
2. Proper noun. (A=A mostly Scottish and Irish male given name). ¹
3. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names dot=) derived from Christopher or Christian. ¹
4. Noun. A high-speed ski turn in which the skis are kept parallel ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Christie
1. christy [n -S] - See also: christy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Christie
Literary usage of Christie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reportsby Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1882)
"William Christie to place to the credit side of his account with the late firm
of Carno- 453*] chan & *Mitchel the sum of ten thousand pounds sterling, ..."
2. Pennsylvania Archives by Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania State library, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State Library (1914)
"Christie, Alexander, 6th S., IIl, 1263. Christie, Andrew, 6th S., X, 182. ...
Christie, James, 6th S., IIl, 1171; IV, 12. Christie, John, 6th S., II, 311; ..."
3. A Treatise on the Law of Mines and Minerals by William Bainbridge (1856)
"By JT Christie, Esq., of the Middle Temple, Barrister at Law. " The original work
needs no commendation; it is a standard book of the highest reputation and ..."
4. Electrical Papers by Oliver Heaviside (1894)
"I propose to simply call it the Christie, without any addition, just as telegraphers
speak of the Morse, or the Wheatstone, meaning the apparatus taken as a ..."
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