Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Marlowe"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Marlowe
n 1: English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a
form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a
tavern brawl (1564-1593) [syn: {Marlowe}, {Christopher
Marlowe}]
2: tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes
in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler [syn: {Marlowe},
{Philip Marlowe}]
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