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Lieutenant Commander Godfrey de Courcelles Chevalier, USN (7 March 1889 – 14 November 1922) was a pioneering naval aviator of the United States Navy of
Godfrey_Chevalier
Fletcher-class destroyer
Chevalier (DD-451), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Godfrey Chevalier.
USS_Chevalier_(DD-451)
List of ships with the same or similar names
have borne the name Chevalier, in honor of the Lieutenant Commander Godfrey Chevalier, a pioneer of naval aviation. USS Chevalier (DD-451), was a Fletcher-class
USS_Chevalier
Surname list
photographer Godfrey Chevalier (1889–1922), American naval aviator Grahame Chevalier (1937–2017), South African cricketer Haakon Chevalier (1901–1985)
Chevalier_(name)
Ruler of Jerusalem from 1099 to 1100
the Crusades, starting with the birth of the Chevalier au Cygne (Knight of the Swan), the ancestor of Godfrey, and ending after the accession of Philip IV
Godfrey_of_Bouillon
United States Navy admiral and pioneer aviator
Annapolis, Maryland. The flight took three hours and five minutes. Ensign Godfrey Chevalier was his passenger. On 20 June 1913, Towers was nearly killed in an
John_Henry_Towers
Royal Navy Admiral (1888–1970)
Order of the Nile of Egypt and made a Chevalier of the French Legion d'Honneur. After his retirement, Godfrey was Chairman of the Chelsea Hospital Management
John_Henry_Godfrey
(1824–1881) – Army officer Stephen Champlin (1789–1870) – Navy officer Godfrey Chevalier (1889–1922) – Navy officer Nathanael Greene (1742–1786) – Continental
List of people from Rhode Island
List_of_people_from_Rhode_Island
Chennault, World War II aviator and founder of the Flying Tigers Godfrey Chevalier, pioneer of the naval aviation. Davy Crockett, American folk hero
List_of_French_Americans
United States Navy admiral
Bellinger undertook training together with Alfred A. Cunningham, Godfrey Chevalier and William Billingsley, and designated naval aviator on March 5,
Patrick_N._L._Bellinger
Month in 1916
North Carolina launched a Curtiss flying boat piloted by Lieutenant Godfrey Chevalier using a catapult, becoming the first ship to do so while underway
July_1916
A. Cunningham, USMC 1981 Mr. Glenn H. Curtiss, Civilian 1981 LCDR Godfrey Chevalier, USN 1981 Mr. Eugene Burton Ely, Civilian 1981 CDR Theodore G. Ellyson
Naval_Aviation_Hall_of_Honor
American boxer (1897–1947)
months before Godfrey fought Primo Carnera, Carnera fought Bombo Chevalier and it ended with extreme controversy when one of Chevalier's seconds threw
George Godfrey (boxer, born 1897)
George_Godfrey_(boxer,_born_1897)
U.S. Senator from Hawaii from 1959 to 1963 (died 1965) March 7 – Godfrey Chevalier, naval aviation pioneer (died 1922) March 8 – Oscar R. Ewing, lawyer
1889_in_the_United_States
Month of 1922
Ockelman), American film actress; in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1973) Died: Godfrey Chevalier, 33, American naval aviator, died of injuries sustained two days earlier
November_1922
300 meters). October 26 – United States Navy Lieutenant Commander Godfrey Chevalier makes the first landing on the aircraft carrier USS Langley (CV-1)
1922_in_aviation
November 7 – Sam Thompson, baseball player (b. 1860) November 14 – Godfrey Chevalier, naval aviation pioneer (b. 1889) December 12 – John Wanamaker, businessman
1922_in_the_United_States
Italian nobleman and military commander
Francesco Maria de Reggio, known in French as François Marie, Chevalier de Reggio (Alba, Italy, 1698 – New Orleans, 1787) was an Italian nobleman who
François Marie, Chevalier de Reggio
François_Marie,_Chevalier_de_Reggio
Epic poems loosely based on the First Crusade
three chansons is Godfrey of Bouillon, around whom the rest of the cycle is based, in a much more romanticized form. These connect Godfrey with the legend
Crusade_cycle
Character in a medieval tale
the Swan Knight (Le Chevalier au Cigne, first version around 1192) the legendary ancestor of Godfrey of Bouillon. The Chevalier au Cigne, also known
Knight_of_the_Swan
United States Navy officer
carrier from Langley on October 17, 1922, and Lieutenant Commander Godfrey Chevalier made the first landing on October 26, 1922, in an Aeromarine 39B.
Kenneth_Whiting
Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)
or Count of Farussi (his mother's maiden name) and the invented title Chevalier de Seingalt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ɡɑl]). After he began writing in
Giacomo_Casanova
while underway, launching a Curtiss flying boat piloted by Lieutenant Godfrey Chevalier. July 15 – William Boeing founds the Pacific Aero Products Company
1916_in_aviation
Italian boxer and professional wrestler (1906–1967)
Bombo Chevalier, stated that one of his own seconds had threatened to kill him unless he lost to Carnera. Against the huge, lazy, amiable George Godfrey (249
Primo_Carnera
Month of 1922
American aircraft carrier was made by U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Godfrey Chevalier, who piloted an Aeromarine 39 on to the USS Langley as the ship was
October_1922
New Zealand missionary
Richard Godfrey was a priest who worked as a missionary for the Anglican Church in Melanesia. Godfrey was educated at St John's College, Auckland and
Richard_Godfrey_(priest)
Ascha), Crusader with Godfrey of Bouillon Godfrey of Esch (ilius Fredelonis, unus de collateralibus duds Godefrid), Crusader with Godfrey of Bouillon. Second
Lords_of_Esch
Gearing-class destroyer
USS Chevalier (DD/DDR-805) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Lieutenant Commander Godfrey DeC. Chevalier
USS_Chevalier_(DD-805)
Scottish-born writer (1686–1743)
Michael Ramsay Bt FRS (9 July 1686 – 6 May 1743), commonly called the Chevalier Ramsay, was a Scottish-born writer who lived most of his adult life in
Andrew_Michael_Ramsay
1975 film by Stanley Kubrick
Lady Lyndon Patrick Magee as the Chevalier de Balibari Hardy Krüger as Captain Potzdorf Gay Hamilton as Nora Brady Godfrey Quigley as Captain Grogan Steven
Barry_Lyndon
Expanded in 1935, it was renamed Chevalier Field after United States Naval Aviation pioneer Godfrey de Courcelles Chevalier. A graduate of the U.S. Naval
Chevalier_Field
French multinational luxury goods conglomerate
result of different visions for the future of the merged entity, Alain Chevalier and Henry Racamier, the respective leaders of the predecessor firms, started
LVMH
Medieval personifications of chivalry
Judas Maccabeus), and three Christians (King Arthur, Charlemagne, and Godfrey of Bouillon). They were first described in the early fourteenth century
Nine_Worthies
French actress (born 1982)
Deauville American Film Festival, she was pregnant with her third child. Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters (2015) Clémence Poésy: interview (in
Clémence_Poésy
American film critic (born 1958)
he has written for The New Yorker. In December 2014, Brody was made a Chevalier (Knight) in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions in
Richard_Brody
Co-Founder and Grand Master of the Knights Templar
in Studia Monastica 12 (1970), p. 221. Thierry Leroy, Hugues de Payns, chevalier champenois, fondateur de l'Ordre des Templiers (Maison Boulanger, 1997)
Hugues_de_Payens
Christian conquest of the First Crusade
Mosque and the Dome of the Rock and repurposed them as Christian shrines. Godfrey of Bouillon, prominent among the Crusader leadership, was elected as the
Siege_of_Jerusalem_(1099)
1096–1099 Christian re-conquest of the Holy Land
first, followed by Godfrey, Raymond, and Bohemond. Godfrey took the land route through the Balkans, Coloman of Hungary allowed Godfrey and his troops to
First_Crusade
Honorary title awarded for service to a state or church
of chivalry, cavalier, and related terms such as the French title of chevalier. In that sense, the special prestige accorded to mounted warriors in Christendom
Knight
German and American actress (1901–1992)
documents, including correspondence with Burt Bacharach, Yul Brynner, Maurice Chevalier, Noël Coward, Jean Gabin, Ernest Hemingway, Karl Lagerfeld, Nancy and
Marlene_Dietrich
change of powerplant to the Curtiss OXX. On October 26, 1922 Godfrey DeCourcelles Chevalier landed a 39B on a moving ship, USS Langley, the first time this
Aeromarine_39
Character in German Arthurian literature, son of Parzival (Percival)
Godfrey of Bouillon, the first ruler of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. The story appears in the two versions of the tale Naissance du Chevalier au
Lohengrin
Chivalrous competition or mock fight from the Middle Ages
Boydell and Brewer. ISBN 9781783275427. S. Nadot, Rompez les lances ! Chevaliers et tournois au Moyen Age, Paris, editions Autrement, 2010. (Couch your
Tournament_(medieval)
pictures 6353 Hollywood Boulevard (2022-03-23)March 23, 2022 Maurice Chevalier Motion pictures 1651 Vine Street (1960-02-08)February 8, 1960 Chevrolet
List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
List_of_stars_on_the_Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame
Progressive faction in the U.S. House of Representatives
NJ-12, Claire Valdez in NY-07, Brad Lander in NY-10, Darializa Avila Chevalier in NY-13, Melat Kiros in CO-01, and Donavan McKinney in MI-13. Analilia
Squad_(U.S._Congress)
Christian states in the Levant, 1098–1291
Jerusalem. This may have been to dissuade the more popular Godfrey from assuming the throne, but Godfrey adopted the title Advocatus Sancti Sepulchri ('Defender
Crusader_states
American actor and filmmaker (1925–2008)
Francisco, California: Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-0-8118-5726-0. OCLC 71146543. Godfrey, Lionel (1979). Paul Newman Superstar: A Critical Biography. New York:
Paul_Newman
Crusader state in the Levant from 1099 to 1291
the First Crusade. It lasted for almost 200 years, from the accession of Godfrey of Bouillon in 1099 until the fall of Acre in 1291. Its history is divided
Kingdom_of_Jerusalem
Australian actor (born 1969)
Companion of the Order of Australia in 2017. In 2012, she was appointed Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government. Blanchett was
Cate_Blanchett
118th season of the Auckland Rugby League
sides were Bay Roskill, Marist, Manukau, Mt Albert, Otahuhu, Papakura, Pt Chevalier, and Ponsonby. The match at Bert Henham Park between Otahuhu and Mt Albert
2026 Auckland Rugby League season
2026_Auckland_Rugby_League_season
1999 film by Paul Thomas Anderson
Margolyes as Faye Barringer; and Pat Healy as both Sir Edmund William Godfrey and the young pharmacist. Paul F. Tompkins and Mary Lynn Rajskub provide
Magnolia_(film)
American filmmaker and author (born 1954)
film had its premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Godfrey Cheshire, writing for Roger Ebert.com, wrote that "Moore's surprising and
Michael_Moore
1847 novel by Charlotte Brontë
inspired by Jane Eyre, a 2016 anthology of short stories, edited by Tracy Chevalier, was also inspired by this line. It was commissioned to mark the 200th
Jane_Eyre
Film award ceremony in 1958
Sinatra - Pal Joey Maurice Chevalier - Love in the Afternoon Glenn Ford - Don't Go Near the Water David Niven - My Man Godfrey Tony Randall - Will Success
15th_Golden_Globes
Charvis (1739–1742) Pierre Joseph Celoron (1742–1744) Paul Joseph le Moyne, Chevalier de Longueuil (1744–1748) Pierre Joseph Celoron (second term, 1750–1754)
List_of_mayors_of_Detroit
Israeli and American actress (born 1981)
performed with a virtuosa's easy assurance". Her next appearance was in Hotel Chevalier, a short film from Wes Anderson, which served as a prolog to his feature
Natalie_Portman
Castens Anthony Catt Edward Challenor Wally Chalmers Jack Cheetham Grahame Chevalier Taariq Chiecktey Jesse Christensen Shunter Coen Michael Cohen John Cole
List of Western Province representative cricketers
List_of_Western_Province_representative_cricketers
Templars. Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye (9 November 1717 – 1760) (voiced by Marcel Jeannin), or simply Chevalier de la Vérendrye, was a French-Canadian
List of Assassin's Creed characters
List_of_Assassin's_Creed_characters
American journalist
John Godfrey Morris (December 7, 1916 – July 28, 2017) was an American picture editor, author and journalist, and an important figure in the history of
John_G._Morris
Deity and symbol in the occult traditions
François (1813). Monuments historiques relatifs à la condamnation des chevaliers des temples et à l'abolition de leur ordre (in French). Paris: Égron.
Baphomet
Performers in music hall, a British entertainment from mid 19th to early 20th century
(1865–1942) Charles Chaplin Sr. (1863–1901) Hannah Chaplin (1865–1928) Albert Chevalier (1861–1923) G. H. Chirgwin (1854–1922) Tom Clare (1876–1946) Harry Clifton
List of British music hall performers
List_of_British_music_hall_performers
French writer (1828–1905)
Pierre-Michel-François Chevalier (known as "Pitre-Chevalier"), the editor-in-chief of the magazine Musée des familles (The Family Museum). Pitre-Chevalier was looking
Jules_Verne
British general (1833–1885)
Crimea, he received the Crimean war medal and clasp, and was appointed a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by the Government of France on 16 July 1856. Following
Charles_George_Gordon
1099 final battle of the First Crusade
considered the last action of the First Crusade, the Crusader army led by Godfrey of Bouillon defeated and drove off a Fatimid army of Egypt. The Crusaders
Battle_of_Ascalon
NZ rugby union & league player
in Super Rugby (then known as the Super 12). He played for the Point Chevalier Pirates in the Auckland Rugby League's Phelan Shield. In 2019, he was
Karl_Te_Nana
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
1751). Demurger, pp. 203–204. "Le grand-maître s'etait trouvé avec ses chevaliers en 1299 à la reprise de Jerusalem." François Raynouard (1805). "Précis
Jacques_de_Molay
League season was its 36th. The Auckland Rugby League allowed the Point Chevalier club to enter the first grade competition which meant that it was an even
1944 Auckland Rugby League season
1944_Auckland_Rugby_League_season
American political action committee
Katie Hill's former district". Fox News. Retrieved November 14, 2019. Godfrey, Elaine (August 23, 2018). "Why so many Democratic candidates are dissing
Justice_Democrats
Type of British theatrical entertainment popular between 1850 and 1960
Biography of Fred Godfrey (1880–1953)". Fred Godfrey Songs website. 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018. "William Hargreaves (1880–1941)". Fred Godfrey Songs website
Music_hall
Feudal aristocratic rank
Portrait of Russian boyar Pyotr Potemkin by Godfrey Kneller
Boyar
of the London School of Economics (Bicentennial Convocation I) Louis Chevalier L.H.D. Professor of the History of the Social Structure of Paris, in the
List of Columbia University honorary degree and commencement prize recipients
List_of_Columbia_University_honorary_degree_and_commencement_prize_recipients
(manager of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway) Godfrey, Illinois – Capt. Benjamin Godfrey Goff, Kansas – Edward H. Goff Goffstown, New Hampshire
List of places in the United States named after people
List_of_places_in_the_United_States_named_after_people
French noble (c. 1041–1105)
than give it to Godfrey, and in the resulting dispute Ascalon remained unoccupied. It was not taken by the crusaders until 1153. Godfrey also blamed him
Raymond_IV_of_Toulouse
films at the 1st ceremony. At the 3rd ceremony, George Arliss, Maurice Chevalier, Ronald Colman, Greta Garbo, and Norma Shearer all received a single nomination
List of actors with more than one Academy Award nomination in the acting categories
List_of_actors_with_more_than_one_Academy_Award_nomination_in_the_acting_categories
Fictional mansion in the X-Men comics
class for students with projectile-based powers. He also mentors the Chevaliers training squad. Wolfsbane, in addition to mentoring the Paragons, is a
X-Mansion
Catholic order of knighthood
German, Spanish): Knight / Dame of the Collar (Cavaliere/Dama di Collare, Chevalier/Dame de Collier, Kollar-Ritter/-Dame, Caballero/Dama de Collar) Knight
Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Catholic)
Order_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre_(Catholic)
American filmmaker (1909–1993)
Hollywood actresses, including Rita Hayworth, Linda Darnell, and Anne Chevalier. Envisioned as a Cinderella-like story set in Hollywood, the tale centers
Joseph_L._Mankiewicz
US Navy training base in Florida
navy yard in 1922. Enlarged, it was renamed Chevalier Field in 1935 for Lt. Cdr. Godfrey DeCourcelles Chevalier, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in
Naval_Air_Station_Pensacola
Play by William Shakespeare
Geoffroy IV de la Tour Landry's Livre pour l'enseignement de ses filles du Chevalier de La Tour Landry (1372). Written for his daughters as a guide on how
The_Taming_of_the_Shrew
Luxembourg et Comté de Chiny, Chevalier, 1783 (available on Google Books) Murray, Alan V. (1992). "The Army of Godfrey of Bouillon, 1096–1099: Structure
Dodo_of_Cons
American actress (1924–2021)
Secret-Rose Diop; other cast members included Maya Angelou, James Earl Jones, Godfrey Cambridge, Louis Gossett Jr., and Charles Gordone. The show was the longest
Cicely_Tyson
American lyricist and librettist (1918–1986)
Maurice Chevalier. The film won all of its nine Oscar nominations, a record at that time, and a special Oscar for co-star Maurice Chevalier. The Lerner-Loewe
Alan_Jay_Lerner
American writer and designer (1862–1937)
April 18, 1916, Raymond Poincaré, then-President of France, appointed her Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, the fifth class of the country's highest honour
Edith_Wharton
King of France from 1364 to 1380
brothers Louis, John, and Philip, Louis of Bourbon, Edward and Robert of Bar, Godfrey of Brabant, Louis I, Count of Étampes, Louis of Évreux, brother of Charles
Charles_V_of_France
First United States Navy aircraft carrier
With Langley underway nine days later, Lieutenant Commander Godfrey de Courcelles Chevalier made the first landing, in an Aeromarine 39B. On 18 November
USS_Langley_(CV-1)
1948 film by Vittorio De Sica
dialogue) Bicycle Thieves: A Passionate Commitment to the Real an essay by Godfrey Cheshire at the Criterion Collection Bicycle Thieves: Ode to the Common
Bicycle_Thieves
Award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
could honor his or her work in more than one film. George Arliss, Maurice Chevalier, and Ronald Colman were all nominated for two different roles in the same
Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor
Crusade
Curthose of Normandy, Robert II of Flanders and Raymond IV of Toulouse left Godfrey of Bouillon, King of Jerusalem to defend the city with only 300 men. Following
Crusade_of_1101
Traditional ideology and code of conduct of knights
but later it became associated with knightly ideals. The French word chevalier originally meant "a man of aristocratic standing, and probably of noble
Chivalry
[Latin, 'Much in little'] Chief: none, armigerous clan Craig Crest: A chevalier on horseback in full charge grasping a broken lance in bend Proper. Mottos:
List_of_Scottish_clans
1189–1192 attempted re-conquest of the Holy Land
Cologne submitted to Frederick and peace was restored to the empire. Bishop Godfrey of Würzburg preached a crusade sermon and Frederick, at the urging of the
Third_Crusade
Indian actor (born 1965)
Letters (2007), and the fifth degree of the French Legion of Honour, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (2014). Khan has received five honorary doctorates;
Shah_Rukh_Khan
Secret Second World War military operation in Gibraltar British Overseas Territory
in 1916. Aside from being mentioned in dispatches, Godfrey earned the Legion of Honour (Chevalier) and the Order of the Nile. He was promoted to commander
Operation_Tracer
English composer, conductor and musician
Punchinello (1948) which were all popular in their day. The overture Chevalier was commissioned by the BBC for its Light Music Festival in 1949. Capricante
Frederic_Curzon
Ottoman Empire's invasion of Malta in 1565
sea-level battery of five cannons that had been constructed by Commander Chevalier de Guiral at the base of Fort St. Angelo with the sole purpose of stopping
Great_Siege_of_Malta
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. 1916, Providence born pilot, Godfrey DeCourcelles Chevalier participates in the first production catapult launches. Gallaudet
Aviation_in_Rhode_Island
Awareness of internal and external existence
(1756). A Dictionary of the English Language. Knapton. Jaucourt, Louis, chevalier de. "Consciousness." The Encyclopedia of Diderot & d'Alembert Collaborative
Consciousness
American politician (1893–1935)
Brinkley (1983) [1982], p. 55. Hair (1996), p. 269. Chester, Lewis; Hodgson, Godfrey; Page, Bruce (1969). An American Melodrama: The Presidential Campaign of
Huey_Long
distinguishing teeth of Neanderthals and modern humans is presented by Becam, Chevalier & Colard (2026). Kanis et al. (2026) identify amino acid changes in the
2026_in_paleomammalogy
the most controversial song on the list; that honor belongs to Maurice Chevalier's poorly received follow-up to his signature song, 'Thank Heaven For Little
List of English signature songs
List_of_English_signature_songs
GODFREY CHEVALIER
GODFREY CHEVALIER
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God's Peace; Peace from God
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French
Norman French form of Old High German Godafrid, GODEFREI means "God's peace."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Jeffrey.
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Dutch, German, Netherlands, Teutonic
God's Peace
Male
English
Contracted form of English Geoffrey, possibly GEFFREY means "God's peace."Â
Male
French
Variant spelling of Norman French Godefrei, GODEFREY means "God's peace."
Boy/Male
Teutonic American English Anglo Saxon French German
God's peace.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Jamaican, Teutonic
Divine Peace; Peace; Peaceful Traveller
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Godley in Cheshire or Goodleigh in Devon, both named from the Old English byname GÅda meaning ‘good’ + Old English lÄ“ah ‘woodland clearing’.
Boy/Male
English Gaelic Teutonic American German Irish
God's peace.
Male
Dutch
, God's peace.
Male
English
English form of Norman French Godefrey, GODFREY means "God's peace."
Boy/Male
German
Peace
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Norman personal name Godefrei, Godefroi(s), composed of the Germanic elements god, got ‘god’ + frid(u), fred ‘peace’. See also Jeffrey.Americanized form of Irish Mac Gothraidh or Ó Gothraidh, patronymics from the Irish equivalent of Godfrey (see 1 above), borrowed from the Vikings.Americanized form of the French surname Godefroi, of the same origin as 1.An Irish family of the name Godfrey originated in Romney, Kent. The first of them to settle in Ireland was Colonel John Godfrey, who was rewarded with lands in Kerry for his services in the 1641 rebellion.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Wulffrið, composed of the elements wulf ‘wolf’ + frið ‘peace’.
Boy/Male
English French Shakespearean
Peaceful. See also Jeffrey.
Boy/Male
German
God-peace
Male
English
English form of French Geoffroi, possibly GEOFFREY means "God's peace."Â
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
God's Peace
Boy/Male
Spanish
friend of God'.
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n.
A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man.
n.
A member of certain orders of knighthood.
n.
A rough, hairy, perennial plant of several species, of the genus Symphytum.
n.
See Comfrey.
n.
The plant comfrey; -- so called from its use as a restorative.
a.
Designating a canvas used for portraits of a peculiar size, viz., twenty-right or twenty-nine inches by thirty-six; -- so called because that size was adopted by Sir Godfrey Kneller for the portraits he painted of the members of the Kitcat Club.
n.
A plant supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the soapwort, and the comfrey.
n.
A name applied loosely to several plants of different genera, esp. the comfrey.
n.
A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (B. imperator), and the chevalier boa of Peru (B. eques).