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Booth

(bth)

Family of actors, including Junius Brutus (1796-1852), a British-born Shakespearean actor who in 1821 immigrated to the United States, and his sons Edwin Thomas (1833-1893), noted for his portrayal of Hamlet, and John Wilkes (1838-1865), the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.

booth

(bth)

n. pl. booths (bthz, bths)

a. A small, often enclosed compartment, usually accommodating only one person: a voting booth.

b. A small enclosed compartment with a window, used to separate the occupant from others: a ticket booth.

2. A seating area in a restaurant with a table and seats whose high backs serve as partitions.

3. A small stall for the display and sale of goods.

[Middle English bothe, of Scandinavian origin; see bheuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

Booth, William 1829-1912.

British religious reformer, who founded the Salvation Army (1878) with his wife, Catherine Mumford Booth (1829-1890), and served as its first general (1878-1912).

Indo-European & Semitic Roots Appendices

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