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English Dictionary: Tudor by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tudor
adj
  1. of or relating to a style of architecture in England in the 15th century; "half-timbered Tudor houses"; "Tudor furniture"
n
  1. an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)
    Synonym(s): Tudor, House of Tudor
  2. United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987)
    Synonym(s): Tudor, Antony Tudor
  3. a member of the dynasty that ruled England
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.
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