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Lawson

1

[ law-suhn ]

adjective

, (sometimes lowercase)
  1. of or relating to a style of overstuffed sofa or chair that is boxy in shape, with square back and seat cushions and broad, square or rounded arms that are lower in height than the back:

    a Lawson sofa.



Lawson

2

[ law-suhn ]

noun

  1. Robert, 1892–1957, U.S. illustrator and author, especially of children's books.

Lawson

/ ˈlɔːsən /

noun

  1. LawsonHenry Archibald18671922MAustralianWRITING: poetWRITING: short-story writer Henry Archibald. 1867–1922, Australian poet and short-story writer, whose work is taken as being most representative of the Australian outback, esp in While the Billy Boils (1896) and Joe Wilson and his Mates (1901)
  2. LawsonNigel1932MBritishPOLITICS: politician Nigel , Baron. born 1932, British Conservative politician; Chancellor of the Exchquer (1983–89).
  3. LawsonNigella1960FBritishCOOKERY: chef his daughter, Nigella (naɪˈdʒɛlə). born 1960, British journalist, broadcaster, and cookery writer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lawson1

First recorded in 1905–10; allegedly from a kind of furniture designed for Thomas W. Lawson (1857–1925), U.S. financier
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Example Sentences

Lawson said he is convinced that the law will be on the side of Clear Space if the case goes to court.

Lawson, 51, has done more in her life than a hundred have done in theirs.

When Lawson came back in 2019, he recorded five sacks in 12 games.

Lawson has a new book out called Ask Your Developer, which argues that today, every company must be a software company.

From Fortune

Lawson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Instead, as Guy Lawson writes in Octopus, Israel engineered a haphazard plan to fake his own death.

A journalist, Andrew Lawson, left a message for a detective investigating the homicide pointing out a possible link.

Lawson claimed Wednesday that her husband “told everyone” he was taking cocaine out of her nose that night.

Lawson said it was all part of a plot to ruin her reputation.

Lawson told the court, “I have never been a habitual user.”

It first appeared in pamphlet form, with a musical setting by Malcolm Lawson.

Sir J. Lawson hath a great loss in this of so many good chosen men, and many relations among them.

Mr. Faulkner withdrew from the case and Mr. Lawson Botts took his place.

On the 15th, Lawson Thomas, a black man, died in that boat and was eaten.

He has resolutely refrained from Mr Lawson's melodramatic exaggeration.

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