Lawes

[ lawz ]

noun

1. Henry Harry, 1596–1662, English composer.
2. Lewis E(dward), 1883–1947, U.S. penologist.

Lawes

/ lɔːz /

noun

1. LawesHenry15961662MEnglishMUSIC: composer Henry. 1596–1662, English composer, noted for his music for Milton's masque Comus (1634) and for his settings of some of Robert Herrick's poems
2. LawesWilliam16021645MEnglishMUSIC: composer his brother, William . 1602–45, English composer, noted for his harmonically experimental instrumental music

Example Sentences

From the latter MS. it would appear that these lines were sung as a kind of trio by Lawes and the two brothers.

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Mr. Lawes, the famous musician and friend of Milton, was set to composing music for the occasion.

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His life was devoted to the study of soils and crops in conjunction with Sir John Lawes.

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Lawes and Gilbert had satisfied themselves by their experiments on pigs that fat was undoubtedly produced from carbohydrates.

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Mr John Lawes had begun experiments in 1837 on growing plants in pots with various manures.

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