Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of great fame; famous; celebrated.
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Examples
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[To Troilus] My well-famed lord of Troy, no less to you.
Troilus and Cressida 2004
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I am the son of a rich and well-famed man, Nobuyoshi of Kawachi.
Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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[To TROILUS] My well-famed lord of Troy, no less to you.
Troilus and Cressida 1601
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a well-famed merchant there, and was by the people called
Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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"Is this a tongue to be used within the walls of an old and well-famed monastery?
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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"Is this a tongue to be used within the walls of an old and well-famed monastery?
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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"Is this a tongue to be used within the walls of an old and well-famed monastery?
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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"Is this a tongue to be used within the walls of an old and well-famed monastery?
The White Company Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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"Is this a tongue to be used within the walls of an old and well-famed monastery?
The White Company 1890
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"The blind man who came here the other day was the son of a rich and well-famed citizen of Kawachi, called Nobuyoshi.
Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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