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Definition of Best-known
1. Adjective. Most familiar or renowned. "Stevenson's best-known work is probably `Treasure Island'"
Definition of Best-known
1. Adjective. (superlative of well-known) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Best-known
Literary usage of Best-known
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1897)
"He is author of several series of juvenile books,— 'Elm Island' series, 'Good
Old Times' series, etc.,—but is probably best known by the 'Address of ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Then came Montalván, whose "Polyphemus" was his best known auto; Valdivielso,
who wrote "The Prodigal Son"; and lastly, the most successful of all, ..."
3. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"best known as authorof ' The Sabbath, viewed in the light of Reason, Revelation,
and History,' which was published in 1801, and rapidly gained favour. ..."
4. The Call of the Hen; Or, The Science of the Selection and Breeding of Poultry by National Council of Teachers of English Committee on Recreational Reading, Walter Hogan, Sherman Dickinson, Harry Reynolds Lewis, Raymond William Gregory, Louis Renou, B. K. Hindse, A. V. Leontovich, Arthur John Arberry (1913)
"... frequently paying as high as $10 for best known layers only to kill them to-
Cut No. 3.—Hens With this Development are of Little or No Value as Layers. ..."
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