Dawes

[ dawz ]

/ dɔz /

noun

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

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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Examples from the Web for dawes

Not only was Dawes, like Hoover, a prominent Republican; he was also an ex-RFC official.
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“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
Dawes stumbled over Paul's coats, then came rushing forward.
Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence
Another was Mr. Dawes, afterwards Dean of Hereford, and famous for his success in the education of the poor.
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin

The captain accepted the invitation to be seated, but he did not immediately reply to Miss Dawes's question.
Cy Whittaker's Place|Joseph C. Lincoln
"I don't know," said Dawes, with so much constraint in his tone that the child instinctively turned the subject.
For the Term of His Natural Life|Marcus Clarke

British Dictionary definitions for dawes

Dawes

/ (dɔːz) /

noun

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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