English Explanatory Dictionary

Congreve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.
noun
  1. Short for Congreve rocket.
  2. Short for Congreve match.

Word forms

Congreve Congreves Congrove

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Staffordshire, from Old English cumb (“valley”) + grāf (“grove”).

Derived words

Congrevean Congreve match Congreve rocket Congrevian
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