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Definition of Diamond jim brady
1. Noun. United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diamond Jim Brady
Literary usage of Diamond jim brady
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Library Annual: Including Index to Dates of Current Events (1913)
""Diamond Jim" Brady, cured, gives $200000 for urological institute. Reported.
О 26 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. Ira Remsen resigns as president. ..."
2. Recollections of an Alienist, Personal and Professional by Allan McLane Hamilton (1916)
"... diamonds and precious stones in a manner only comparable to the late William F.
Howe, the criminal lawyer, or the much advertised diamond jim brady. ..."
3. Plots and Personalities: A New Method of Testing and Training the Creative by Edwin Emery Slosson, June Etta Downey (1922)
"When "Diamond Jim" Brady decided to sell railroad supplies Instead of being a
hotel porter, be put all the money he had Into a $100 bill, tore the bill in ..."
4. Truly Rural by Richardson Little Wright (1922)
"... circumscribed and by eating far more than was good for me, I had attained the
girth of a tun, a sort of Gilbert Chesterton-diamond jim brady corpulence. ..."
5. Adventure Guide to the Champlain & Hudson River Valleys by Patricia Foulke, Robert Foulke (2003)
"Lillian Russell and diamond jim brady used to dine here. 408 Broadway, a 518-
587-7766.$ Longfellows Inn & Restaurant is in a restored 100-year-old barn ..."
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