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Definition of Sherwood
1. Noun. United States playwright (1896-1955).
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
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 ..."