ABBOTSFORD


Meaning of ABBOTSFORD in English

a large house built near the river Tweed in Scotland for Walter Scott in 1822–4. It was Scott’s final home. The style of its architecture is like a romantic castle in one of his novels. It now contains some of his possessions and other Scottish historical objects.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.