christie

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A diminutive of the female given name Christine and of its variant forms; fairly common as a formal female given name in the 20th century
A patronymic surname derived from Christopher or Christian
A mostly Scottish and Irish diminutive of the male given name Christopher
{i} female first name (form of Christine); male first name (form of Christopher); family name; Agatha Christie (1891-1976), British novelist, author of many detective novels
a mostly Scottish and Irish diminutive of Christopher
diminutive of Christine and its variant forms
{i} christiania, turning movement with parallel skis (Skiing)
prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)

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Christie's
a famous auction house with its main offices in London and New York City, where valuable paintings, old furniture, rare books etc are sold. Popular name for the London firm of Christie, Manson & Woods, the oldest fine-arts auctioneers in the world. It was founded by James Christie (1730-1803), who opened his salesrooms in 1766. He became friends with Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough, among others, and developed a tradition of holding studio sales for prominent artists. Christie's has handled some of the most important art sales in history, including the sale of paintings to Catherine II the Great of Russia. The firm, which became a public company in 1973, now has branches all over the world
Christy
A variant of the female name Christie, a diminutive of Christina and related names
Agatha Christie
a British writer who wrote many popular novels about murders and the detectives who try to find out who did them. Her most famous characters are Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot, and two of her best-known books are Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile (1890-1976)
Agatha Christie
{i} (1891-1976) English writer, author of many detective and murder/mystery novels
Christy
{i} female first name
Christy
variant of Christie
Dame Agatha Christie
born Sept. 15, 1890, Torquay, Devon, Eng. died Jan. 12, 1976, Wallingford, Oxfordshire British detective novelist and playwright. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920), introduced Hercule Poirot, the eccentric Belgian detective who would appear in about 25 novels. The elderly spinster Miss Jane Marple, her other principal detective figure, first appeared in Murder at the Vicarage (1930). Most of her approximately 75 novels, such as Murder on the Orient Express (1933; film, 1978), were best-sellers; translated into 100 languages, they have sold more than 100 million copies. Her plays include The Mousetrap (1952), which set a world record for longest continuous run, and Witness for the Prosecution (1953; film, 1958). She was married to the eminent archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan (1904-78)
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
born Sept. 15, 1890, Torquay, Devon, Eng. died Jan. 12, 1976, Wallingford, Oxfordshire British detective novelist and playwright. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920), introduced Hercule Poirot, the eccentric Belgian detective who would appear in about 25 novels. The elderly spinster Miss Jane Marple, her other principal detective figure, first appeared in Murder at the Vicarage (1930). Most of her approximately 75 novels, such as Murder on the Orient Express (1933; film, 1978), were best-sellers; translated into 100 languages, they have sold more than 100 million copies. Her plays include The Mousetrap (1952), which set a world record for longest continuous run, and Witness for the Prosecution (1953; film, 1958). She was married to the eminent archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan (1904-78)
Julie Christie
{i} (born 1941) British movie actress who starred in "Doctor Zhivago
stem christie
A turn in skiing made by stemming the uphill ski, transferring weight to its inside edge, and bringing the other ski into a parallel position midway through the turn
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