Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Tudor"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tudor \Tu"dor\, a.
Of or pertaining to a royal line of England, descended from
Owen Tudor of Wales, who married the widowed queen of Henry
V. The first reigning Tudor was Henry VII.; the last,
Elizabeth.
{Tudor style} (Arch.), the latest development of Gothic
architecture in England, under the Tudors, characterized
by flat four-centered arches, shallow moldings, and a
profusion of paneling on the walls.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Tudor
adj : of or relating to a style of architecture in England in the
15th century; "half-timbered Tudor houses"; "Tudor
furniture" [syn: {Tudor}]
n 1: an English dynasty descended from Owen Tudor; Tudor monarchs
ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)
[syn: {Tudor}, {House of Tudor}]
2: United States dancer and choreographer (born in England)
(1909-1987) [syn: {Tudor}, {Antony Tudor}]
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