Curwen
Proper noun
Meaning
Curwen
A surname.
Examples
Notes to The Planets, Arranged for Two Pianos by the Composer, J. Curwen & Sons, London.
Everyone was talking about just one thing at this afternoon’s very civilized first runway show for David Beckham’s heritage sportswear label, Kent & Curwen.
In The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, for example, John Merrit pulls down a book labelled Qanoon-e-Islam from Joseph Curwen ’s bookshelf and discovers to his disquiet that it is actually the Necronomicon.
They were Harcourt Wason, former Olympian; George Lewis, past Foundation School athlete in the 100m and 200m sprint events; Reuben Bailey, now deceased, former national distance runner; and Curwen Greaves, President of the Valery Sports and Social Club.
Joseph Curwen, as noted, had a copy in The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (1941).