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/kuv"euhr lee/, n.Sir Roger de, a literary figure representing the ideal of the early 18th-century squire in The Spectator, by Addison and Steele.
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Coverley — Recorded in many spellings including Coverley, Coverly, Coverlyn, Coveley, Covely, Covley, Covly, and no doubt others, this an English medieval surname. Famous for many years because of the now sadly forgotten dance known as the Sir Roger de… … Surnames reference
Coverley — /kuv euhr lee/, n. Sir Roger de, a literary figure representing the ideal of the early 18th century squire in The Spectator, by Addison and Steele … Useful english dictionary
COVERLEY, SIR ROGER DE — member of the club under whose auspices the Spectator is professedly edited; represents an English squire of Queen Anne s reign … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
sir roger de coverley — ˌräjə(r)də̇ˈkəvə(r)lē noun or sir roger Usage: usually capitalized S&R&C Etymology: sir roger de coverley alteration (influenced by Sir Roger de Coverley, fictitious country gentleman appearing in many of the Spectator papers by Joseph Addison… … Useful english dictionary
Roger de Coverley — Roger de (or of) Coverley (also Sir Roger de Coverley or ...Coverly) is the name of an English Country Dance and a Scottish Country Dance (also known as The Haymakers ). An early version was published in The Dancing Master, 9th edition (1695)… … Wikipedia
roger de coverley — or roger of coverley Etymology: roger de coverley alteration (influenced by Sir Roger de Coverley, fictitious country gentleman appearing in many numbers of the daily periodical The Spectator conducted 1711 12 in England, from roger of coverley)… … Useful english dictionary
Louise Bennett-Coverley — Louise Simone Bennett Coverley or Miss Lou, OM, OJ, MBE (September 7, 1919 – July 26, 2006) was a Jamaican folklorist, writer, and educator. She was born in Kingston, Jamaica and attended Ebenezer and Calabar Elementary Schools, St. Simon’s… … Wikipedia
Sir Roger de Coverley — noun Etymology: alteration of roger of coverley, probably from Roger, male given name + of + Coverley, a fictitious place name Date: 1804 an English country dance that resembles the Virginia reel … New Collegiate Dictionary
Roger de Coverley — the name of an old English country dance. In early issues of The Spectator(2) magazine, Richard Steele and Joseph Addison wrote under the name ‘Roger de Coverley’, presenting him as a typical English country gentleman. * * * … Universalium
Roger de Coverley — noun → Sir Roger de Coverley …
