Definition of Sherwood

1. Noun. United States playwright (1896-1955).

Exact synonyms: Robert Emmet Sherwood
Generic synonyms: Dramatist, Playwright

Definition of Sherwood

1. Proper noun. (surname A=An English habitational from=Old English dot=) derived from Sherwood Forest. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sherwood

Sherlock
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlockian
Sherman
Sherman-Bourquin unit of vitamin B2
Sherman-Munsell unit
Sherman unit
Shermanesque
Sherpa
Sherpur District
Sherri
Sherrington
Sherrington's law
Sherrington phenomenon
Sherry
Sherwood (current term)
Sherwood Anderson
Sherwood Forest
Sheryl
Shetland
Shetland Islands
Shetland ponies
Shetland pony
Shetland sheep dog
Shetland sheepdog
Shetland wool
Shetlander
Shetlands
Shevat
Shevchenko

Literary usage of Sherwood

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

1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters (1915)
"1701 Joseph Sherwood Born Dec: 1: 1702 Bapt Jau 31 1702 Noah Sherwood Born ... 1707 Sarah Sherwood Born Aug8' 12 Bapt in Infancy [23] 39 Benjm Sherwood Junr ..."

2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"*It may be said that Sherwood. Karns, [*565 & Co. had an equitable interest in any surplus that might remain of the proceeds of the corn after the claims of ..."

3. Who's who in America by Albert Nelson Marquis (1899)
"John Sherwood, a New York lawyer. Prominent as social leader; also writer for ... Best known as "Mrs. John Sherwood;" many of her poems have been published ..."

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