What is Arnold?

  • (noun): United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801).
    Synonyms: Benedict Arnold
    See also — Additional definitions below

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Arnold Ziffel
... Arnold Ziffel was a pig featured in Green Acres, an American situation comedy that was produced by Filmways, Inc ... Arnold was a pig, but he was treated as the son of Fred and Doris Ziffel ... As evidenced by Arnold's erect ears and all white coloration, he was of the American Yorkshire breed ...
William Arnold (settler) - Ancestry
... The genealogy of the early Arnold family has been pieced together from a number of historical documents, but two such documents were of enough significance to ... The first of these was a family record created by William Arnold and brought to New England by him in 1635 ... The second of these was a fabricated pedigree of Arnold's lineage, showing descent from some early kings in Wales dating back to the 12th century ...
Arnold, Nottinghamshire - Bus Services
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William Arnold (settler) - Notable Descendants
... Several descendants of William Arnold became prominent in either the military or the civil affairs of the United States ... A great-great grandson, named Benedict Arnold, became one of the great generals of the American Revolutionary War but was better known for his betrayal of ... Millard Fillmore to open Japan to western trade and Stephen Arnold Douglas who debated Abraham Lincoln in 1858 while vying for the Illinois Senate seat and winning ...
William Arnold (settler) - Notes
... ^ Another (or possibly the same) Thomas Arnold was of Watertown, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and later of Providence and has erroneously been labeled as the half-brother of William ... The possible parentage of Thomas Arnold of Watertown and Providence was published in 1915 by E ... Fred Arnold, in 1921, was more definitive about Thomas Arnold's parentage, calling him the son of Richard Arnold, goldsmith of London and grandson of William and Katherine Arnold of Kelsale ...

More definitions of "Arnold":

  • (noun): English poet and literary critic (1822-1888).
    Synonyms: Matthew Arnold

Famous quotes containing the word arnold:

    “Resolve to win—period—because that is the American system. You take either side—it doesn’t even matter which one—and you go on the attack.”
    —Donald Freed, U.S. screenwriter, and Arnold M. Stone. Robert Altman. Richard Nixon (Philip Baker Hall)

    “The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.... He who works for sweetness and light united, works to make reason and the will of God prevail.”
    —Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)

    “The banners flashing through the trees
    Make their blood dance and chain their eyes;
    That bugle-music on the breeze
    Arrests them with a charm’d surprise.
    Banner by turns and bugle woo:
    Ye shy recluses, follow too!”
    —Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)