Verb (used with object) : They christened her Mary. ,to christen a ship. From Dictionary.com.
"Braxton Bragg," as the small boy has been christened, is the most laid-back kitty I ever met. From Wordnik.com. [July 18th, 2005] Reference
'They were christened from the Greek diatonic scale, and make up two conjunct tetrachords, if you know what that means.'. From Wordnik.com. [Gryll Grange] Reference
The French Babes (new nickname christened) politely decline. From Wordnik.com. [Shampoo Planet]
For it was a real Princess that was being christened, which is a thing that does not occur every day in the year. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 26, 1919] Reference
"What is it as you mean by 'christened'?" he said at last, timidly. From Wordnik.com. [Silas Marner (1885)] Reference
"What is it as you mean by" christened "?" he said at last, timidly. From Wordnik.com. [Silas Marner] Reference
Also called the royal bagpiper, the UK citizen - who is soon to be "christened" South African. From Wordnik.com. [News24 Top Stories] Reference
He was puzzled and anxious, for Dolly's word "christened" conveyed no distinct meaning to him. From Wordnik.com. [Silas Marner] Reference
When all surrounded him, and said that the new cloak must be "christened," and that he must give. From Wordnik.com. [Taras Bulba and Other Tales] Reference
"christened" by the famous handlebarred hero is the quickest way to the top. From Wordnik.com. [The Toque] Reference
The day drew near when the infant must be christened. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers] Reference
It has never been christened with a name by the unbeliever. From Wordnik.com. [The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume 1, January, 1880] Reference
We christened the earthworm Eurydice and the bullfrog Bacchus. From Wordnik.com. [LIGHT FINGERS] Reference
'Cosmopolis,' christened by Beyle: 'Vengo adesso da Cosmopoli'. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"Pepper" to every one, even at home, although he was christened. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Patrol] Reference
The Sierra Club christened the jumbo Excursion the "Ford Valdez.". From Wordnik.com. [Ford Goes For The Green] Reference
"Well, suppose they christened him twice as much," says the wife. From Wordnik.com. [Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers] Reference
"Why, darn it, man! the town was only christened about a year ago.". From Wordnik.com. [A Pirate of Parts] Reference
Billy and I christened the snow mounds the secret nation of Snowvakia. From Wordnik.com. [Friends] Reference
And Nike has christened the first women's basketball shoe "Air Swoopes.". From Wordnik.com. [Looking For A Slam-Dunk] Reference
By then, the look that had been christened waif or grunge was moving mainstream. From Wordnik.com. [Corinne Day: Pioneer of a new kind of beauty] Reference
Friends who spent a week with us last summer christened our place "" Shangri-La. ''. From Wordnik.com. [No Hunting Here, Please] Reference
The owners of a new ship christened in London last week say they've thought of that. From Wordnik.com. [It Doesn't Rock, Rattle Or Roll] Reference
And, of course, so do the white enclaves that Richard Benjamin christened "Whitopias". From Wordnik.com. [Mikhail Lyubansky: Going Where Glenn Beck Wouldn't: Defining White Culture] Reference
Today a baby girl is more likely to be christened Morgan, Madison or Michaela than Mary. From Wordnik.com. [From Jedidiah To Jordan: What To Name The Baby?] Reference
Which somehow makes it all the more delicious: she christened herself a tasty morsel. From Wordnik.com. [Cookie] Reference
Fresh who christened Rare Essence with its enduring nickname, "The Wickedest Band Alive.". From Wordnik.com. [Fans flock to reunion show of go-go legends Rare Essence] Reference
I've officially been christened a hardened Dolomite biker-with the battle scars to prove it. From Wordnik.com. [Harmon Leon: Dolomite Biking: Are You Experienced?] Reference
In PNG officials recently christened a camp on Manus Island, site of a World War II naval base. From Wordnik.com. [Australia's Refugee Archipelago] Reference
She had perfect confidence in her ability to guide the Flyaway, as they had christened the new car. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls] Reference
A year ago the pundits had christened him the front runner; instead, Howard Dean had blogged his way into the role. From Wordnik.com. [Back to the Front] Reference
A few of us have actually gone through the gantlet in which the few became even fewer and were christened Fighter Pilots. From Wordnik.com. [On Being A Warrior] Reference
The Beckermans had christened their company only the night before as they scrambled to put the finishing touches on the line. From Wordnik.com. [Fashion Fixation] Reference
Elle magazine christened her one of the "Five Most Beautiful Women in the World," and she has graced the cover of Harper's Bazaar. From Wordnik.com. [Pumping Irony: Thin Meets Gym] Reference
But what Boris Yeltsin officially christened "Russia's Cultural Capital" has now become something else entirely: Russia's criminal capital. From Wordnik.com. [The Capital Of Crime] Reference
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