Dawes

[ dawz ]

noun
  1. Charles Gates, 1865–1951, U.S. financier and diplomat: vice president of the U.S. 1925–29; Nobel Peace Prize 1925.

  2. William, 1745–99, U.S. Revolutionary patriot: rode with Paul Revere and Samuel Prescott warning Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston.

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How to use Dawes in a sentence

  • Dawes said they wanted help; that they were going to hold a mass meeting in Strathcona the following morning at nine o'clock.

    The Wreckers | Francis Lynde
  • Dawes went away, and before we broke off to go to dinner at the railroad club, I was given a memorandum order for the special.

    The Wreckers | Francis Lynde
  • “Jump up here, now,” said Dawes, flinging a couple of rugs on top of the load of goods.

    The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram Mitford
  • And then, again, when they were on the move, he induced Dawes to initiate him into the mysteries of waggon-driving.

    The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram Mitford
  • This Dawes had given up to his two passengers, he himself turning in upon the ground.

    The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram Mitford

British Dictionary definitions for Dawes

Dawes

/ (dɔːz) /


noun
  1. Charles Gates. 1865–1951, US financier, diplomat, and statesman, who devised the Dawes Plan for German reparations payments after World War I; vice president of the US (1925–29); Nobel peace prize 1925

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