Davies

American  

[dey-veez] / ˈdeɪ viz /

noun

1. Arthur Bowen 1862–1928, U.S. painter.

2. Joseph Edward, 1876–1958, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.

3. Peter Maxwell, 1934–2016, English composer.

4. (William) Robertson, 1913–1995, Canadian novelist, playwright, and essayist.

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Davies British  

/ ˈdeɪvɪs /

noun

1. Sir John. 1569–1626, English poet, author of Orchestra or a Poem of Dancing (1596) and the philosophical poem Nosce Teipsum (1599)

2. Sir Peter Maxwell. born 1934, British composer whose works include the operas Taverner (1967), The Martyrdom of St Magnus (1977), and Resurrection (1988), nine symphonies, and the ten Strathclyde Concertos; Master of the Queen's Music from 2004

3. ( William ) Robertson. 1913–95, Canadian novelist and dramatist. His novels include Leaven of Malice (1954), Fifth Business (1970), The Rebel Angels (1981), What's Bred in the Bone (1985), and The Cunning Man (1994)

4. W ( illiam ) H ( enry ). 1871–1940, Welsh poet, noted also for his Autobiography of a Super-tramp (1908)

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Example Sentences

Powell, along with Layton Davies, uncovered the Viking coins in a field near Leominster.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Davies, from Pontypridd, was ordered to serve an extra five years and three months in prison for failing to pay his share of the money.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Rising prices are also an issue for mum-of-two Sara Davies from Caerphilly.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

"What we've done here is we've compared these drawings to Anne Boleyn's first cousins and to her daughter Elizabeth to look for the family similarity and geometry and they cluster," Davies explains.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Harry had the impression that Davies was too busy staring at Fleur to take in a word she was saying.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling