Paton

[ peyt-n ]

/ ˈpeɪt n /

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noun

Alan (Stewart), 1903–88, South African novelist.

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Words nearby Paton

Patna, Patna rice, pato, Pat. Off., patois, Paton, pat on the back, Patos, pat. pend., patr-, Patras

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How to use Paton in a sentence

When about eleven he accompanied his elder brother, Alexander, to Mr. Paton's school at Falkirk.
Robert Moffat|David J. Deane
By the kindness of Sir Nol Paton a most perfect fourteenth century specimen is illustrated.
Armour in England|J. Starkie Gardner
Mr Paton was as deaf as Pluto to all excuses, and as inexorable as Rhadamanthus in his retributive dispensations.
St. Winifred's|Frederic W. Farrar
But Mr Paton, allowing for his violent frame of mind, took no notice of this last affront.
St. Winifred's|Frederic W. Farrar

Mr Paton stopped, and looked with the greatest eagerness over every corner of the desk.
St. Winifred's|Frederic W. Farrar

British Dictionary definitions for Paton

Paton

/ (ˈpeɪtən) /

noun

Alan (Stewart). 1903–88, South African writer, noted esp for his novel dealing with racism and apartheid in South Africa, Cry, the Beloved Country (1965)

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