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Definition of Sherlock Holmes
1. Noun. A fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle.
Definition of Sherlock Holmes
1. Proper noun. A series of novels by Arthur Conan Doyle about a male consulting detective with astute logical reasoning and professional forensic skills, and related media based on the books, such as movies. ¹
2. Proper noun. The fictional detective who is the protagonist of the series. ¹
3. Proper noun. (figuratively) By extension, any person who has or is considered to have great powers of observation and deduction. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sherlock Holmes
Literary usage of Sherlock Holmes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1901)
"Gillette, W:, as Sherlock Holmes: a series of 15 ... pictures of Mr. Gillette in
his play Sherlock Holmes, «s produced at the ..."
2. The Bookman (1902)
"Conan Doyle. however, has made us feel an interest in Sherlock Holmes, and in
Watson, and in Gregson and Lestrade and Mycroft Holmes as human beings with ..."
3. Great Short Stories: A New Collection of Famous Examples from the by William Patten, Broughton Brandenburg, P.F. Collier & Son Corporation (1906)
"CHAPTER VI Sherlock Holmes Gives a Demonstration "Now, Watson," said Holmes,
rubbing his hands, "we have half an hour to ourselves. ..."
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