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Definitions for Spencer

[1] a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
[2] a man's close-fitting jacket, having a collar and lapels and reaching just below the waist, worn in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
[3] an English wig of the 18th century.
[4] a large gaff sail used abaft a square-rigged foremast or abaft the mainmast of a ship or bark.
[5] a .52 caliber, lever-action repeating rifle and carbine patented in the U.S. in 1860 and used by the Union army and navy in the Civil War.
[6] Charles, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 1674–1722, British statesman: prime minister 1718–21.
[7] Herbert, 1820–1903, English philosopher.
[8] Platt Rogers [plat] /plæt/ , 1800–64, U.S. calligrapher and teacher of penmanship.
[9] a town in NW Iowa.
[10] a town in central Massachusetts.
[11] a male given name.
[12] a short fitted coat or jacket
[13] a woman's knitted vest
[14] nautical a large loose-footed gaffsail on a square-rigger or barque
[15] Herbert. 1820–1903, English philosopher, who applied evolutionary theory to the study of society, favouring laissez-faire doctrines
[16] Sir Stanley. 1891–1959, English painter, noted esp for his paintings of Christ in a contemporary English setting

Words nearby Spencer

spelter, spelunk, spelunker, spemann, spence, spencer, spencer gulf, spencerian, spend, spendable, spender

Origin of Spencer

2First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain

Word origin for Spencer

C19: perhaps after the surname Spencer