Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Peacock, Thomas Love
     
Peacock, Thomas Love
(1785-1866) a British writer and poet who used satire (=a way of writing in which you make someone seem funny in order to show their faults) to criticize the politicians and writers of his time. His most famous works are novels such as Headlong Hall and Nightmare Abbey.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary