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lewis Definition

lewis (lo̵̅o̅′is)

noun

a device for hoisting blocks of stone, consisting of a dovetailed iron tenon made in sections that fit into a mortise cut into the stone

Etymology: prob. < the name Lewis

Lewis¹ Definition

Lewis (lo̵̅o̅′is)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Lew, Lewie

Lewis² Definition

Lewis (lo̵̅o̅′is)

  1. Lewis, C(live) S(taples) 1898-1963; Brit. writer, born in Ireland

  2. Lewis, John L(lewellyn) 1880-1969; U.S. labor leader

  3. Lewis, Meriwether (mer′ē wet̸h′ər) 1774-1809; Am. explorer: co-leader of the Lewis & Clark expedition (1804-06) to the Northwest

  4. Lewis, Sinclair 1885-1951; U.S. novelist

  5. lo̵̅o̅′is

    Lewis, (Percy) Wyndham (win′dəm) 1884-1957; Brit. author & painter, born in the U.S.

lewis Usage Examples

Possessives

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Converse of object

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Adjective modifier

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Modifies a noun

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  • quot: Of the book done by lewis usa quot where.
  • hole: On the way to Walwick Grange we stopped at the Saxon church at Warden and found the tower contained several stones with lewis holes.
  • clark: Were given a has further expanded lewis clark expedition cruise delta queen river stunning panoramas from.
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Noun used with modifier

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  • john: Hello all thinking of buying Samsung LE32R41BD from john lewis £ 995 with free 5 year guarantee is this a good deal?
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  • lennox: Property holding inc portfolio of million lennox lewis at.
  • brad: Recreation includes waterproof told at least quot brad lewis.
Lewis Quotes

Daniel Day Lewis has what every actor in Hollywood wants: talent. And what everyactor in England wants: looks.

—Gide, Andre¤   Paul Guillaume

Mr Lewis'spictures appeared, as averygreat painter said to me, to have been painted bya mailed fist in a cotton glove.

—Sitwell, Dame Edith Louisa