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  • proper noun A Scottish surname, a variant of Forsythe.

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Examples

  • (except perhaps that fellow Jolyon) had once asked him in her malicious way: "Did you ever see the name Forsyte in a subscription list, Soames?"

    Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900

  • Francie, the most free-spirited Forsyte of his generation (except perhaps that fellow Jolyon) had once asked him in her malicious way: “Did you ever see the name Forsyte in a subscription list,

    To Let 2004

  • He sealed this note but did not address it, refusing to write the maiden name which she had impudently resumed, or to put the word Forsyte on the envelope lest she should tear it up unread.

    In Chancery 2004

  • He sealed this note but did not address it, refusing to write the maiden name which she had impudently resumed, or to put the word Forsyte on the envelope lest she should tear it up unread.

    The Forsyte Saga - Complete John Galsworthy 1900

  • He sealed this note but did not address it, refusing to write the maiden name which she had impudently resumed, or to put the word Forsyte on the envelope lest she should tear it up unread.

    The Forsyte Saga, Volume II. Indian Summer of a Forsyte In Chancery John Galsworthy 1900

  • He sealed this note but did not address it, refusing to write the maiden name which she had impudently resumed, or to put the word Forsyte on the envelope lest she should tear it up unread.

    Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900

  • We are, of course, all of us the slaves of property, and I admit that it's a question of degree, but what I call a 'Forsyte' is a man who is decidedly more than less a slave of property.

    The Forsyte Saga, Volume I. The Man Of Property John Galsworthy 1900

  • The name 'Forsyte' was not on it, but against 'First Floor, Flat C' were the words: 'Mrs. Irene Heron.'

    The Forsyte Saga - Complete John Galsworthy 1900

  • We are, of course, all of us the slaves of property, and I admit that it's a question of degree, but what I call a 'Forsyte' is a man who is decidedly more than less a slave of property.

    The Forsyte Saga - Complete John Galsworthy 1900

  • The name 'Forsyte' was not on it, but against 'First Floor, Flat C' were the words: 'Mrs. Irene Heron.'

    Five Tales John Galsworthy 1900

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