The Importance of Being Earnest Word Search
Free The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1895) word search. We picked 12 themed words — characters, settings, and objects from the book — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Written by Oscar Wilde · First published 1895 · Comedy.
Words to find: MONCRIEFF, WORTHING, FAIRFAX, CARDEW, BRACKNELL, PRISM, CHASUBLE, BUNBURY, LONDON, HERTFORD, HANDBAG, CIGAR.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
The Importance of Being Earnest word list, defined
- WORTHING /ˈwɜːrðɪŋ/ · noun and adjective
- As a rare noun, worthing means the worth or value of something and, in an older countable sense, something worthy or valuable. As an archaic or literary adjective, it means worthy or valuable. Related: value, worth, merit, significance.
- PRISM /ˈprɪzəm/ · noun
- A transparent solid with flat polygonal faces, especially a triangular prism, that refracts light into its component colours. More generally, a prism is a geometric solid with two parallel polygonal bases and parallelogram-shaped sides. Related: optical prism, transparent solid, refracting body.
- CHASUBLE /ˈtʃæzjʊbəl/ · noun
- A sleeveless outer vestment worn by the celebrant at the Eucharist or Mass in many Christian liturgical traditions, typically ornamented and worn over other liturgical garments. Related: vestment, cope, dalmatic, alb.
- HANDBAG /ˈhænd.bæɡ/ · noun (also an informal verb)
- A handbag is a portable personal bag with a handle or shoulder strap, used to carry belongings such as a wallet, keys, phone, or cosmetics. The term is standard in both British and American English. Related: purse, shoulder bag, tote, satchel.
- CIGAR /sɪˈɡɑːr/ · noun
- A cylindrical roll of cured and fermented tobacco leaves wrapped in tobacco leaf, smoked for pleasure rather than inhaled like a cigarette. Related: stogie, cheroot, corona, panatela.
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