Thrale

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/θreɪl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(thrāl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Thrale  (thrāl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi), 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Thrale /θreɪl/ n
  1. Hester Lynch, known as Mrs Thrale or (later) Mrs Piozzi (née Salusbury). 1741–1821, English writer of memoirs, noted for her friendship with Dr Johnson. Her works include Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson (1786) and Letters to and from the late Samuel Johnson (1788)
'Thrale' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Piozzi

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