|
|
Definition of Isles of scilly
1. Noun. An archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates.
Definition of Isles of scilly
1. Proper noun. An archipelago off the coast of Cornwall in south-west England. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Isles Of Scilly
Literary usage of Isles of scilly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Statesmen of the Commonwealth of England: With a Treatise on the Popular by John Forster (1862)
"... the illustrious prisoner had been moved from prison to prison, and was at
length immured in a solitary castle on one of the isles of Scilly. ..."
2. Catalogue of the Manuscript Maps, Charts, and Plans, and of the by John Holmes, Frederic Madden, British Museum Dept. of Manuscripts, British Museum (1844)
"WESTERN COAST OF ENGLAND, (FROM LIVERPOOL TO THE isles of scilly.) A COLORED plan
of the fortifications and castle of Liverpool, " which was beginning buth ..."
3. Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: A Catalogue of the Writings, Both Manuscript and by George Clement Boase, William Prideaux Courtney (1882)
"Illust. L. News Ixx, 56, 70 (1877) with whole page woodcut. Civil War. Copy of
the articles of the 11 Sep. 1646 for the surrender of the isles of Scilly to ..."
4. The Statesmen of the Commonwealth of England: With a Treatise on the Popular by John Forster (1862)
"... the illustrious prisoner had been moved from prison to prison, and was at
length immured in a solitary castle on one of the isles of Scilly. ..."
5. Catalogue of the Manuscript Maps, Charts, and Plans, and of the by John Holmes, Frederic Madden, British Museum Dept. of Manuscripts, British Museum (1844)
"WESTERN COAST OF ENGLAND, (FROM LIVERPOOL TO THE isles of scilly.) A COLORED plan
of the fortifications and castle of Liverpool, " which was beginning buth ..."
6. Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: A Catalogue of the Writings, Both Manuscript and by George Clement Boase, William Prideaux Courtney (1882)
"Illust. L. News Ixx, 56, 70 (1877) with whole page woodcut. Civil War. Copy of
the articles of the 11 Sep. 1646 for the surrender of the isles of Scilly to ..."
Other Resources:
