Tristram
Americannoun
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one of the knights of the Round Table, whose love for Iseult, wife of King Mark, is the subject of many romances.
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a male given name.
Example Sentences
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Many more eccentric characters appear, such as Tristram’s Uncle Toby, a wounded veteran who loses himself by re-creating former battles with miniatures.
Sir Tristram, a historian, is director of the Victoria and Albert Museum and is recognised for his services to that industry.
From BBC
Catherine was shown around the store's cavernous rooms by the museum's director Tristram Hunt and she saw examples of conservation work on textiles in the collection.
From BBC
Tristram Stuart, the historian and activist who co-founded the Gleaning Network in 2011, of which Gleaning Cornwall is a part, envisioned the practice as a way to challenge British food waste at its source.
From Salon
Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A, told the BBC that the gold items of court regalia are the equivalent of "our Crown Jewels".
From BBC
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