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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.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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