lewis: Meaning and Definition of
lew•is
Pronunciation: (l'is), [key]
— n.
- a device for lifting a dressed stone, consisting of a number of pieces fitting together to fill a dovetailed recess cut into the stone.
Lew•is
Pronunciation: (l'is), [key]
— n.
- 1904–72, British poet: poet laureate after 1968.
- (“Clive Hamilton”), 1898–1963, English novelist and essayist.
- 1875–1946, U.S. chemist.
- 1885–1951, U.S. novelist, playwright, and journalist: Nobel prize 1930.
- 1858–1931, U.S. soldier and inventor.
- born 1935, U.S. country-and-western and rock-'n'-roll singer, musician, and composer.
- born 1920, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and musical director.
- 1880–1969, U.S. labor leader.
- (“Monk Lewis”), 1775–1809, English novelist, dramatist, and poet.
- 1774–1809, U.S. explorer: leader of the Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–06.
- 1884–1957, English novelist, essayist, and painter; born in the U.S.
- born 1917, U.S. biographer, literary critic, and scholar.
- a male given name.
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