Associations to the word «Marlowe»

Wiktionary

MARLOWE, proper noun. A habitational surname​ from the English place name Marlow.
MARLOWE, proper noun. Christopher Marlowe (1564-93), English dramatist.

Dictionary definition

MARLOWE, noun. English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593).
MARLOWE, noun. Tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley