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Lawson definition

Law·son (lô′sən)

adjective

designating or of a style of overstuffed sofa or chair with straight lines and a low back higher than the arms, which are square or rolled

Etymology: after T. W. Lawson (1857-1925), U.S. financier, for whom designed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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