Paton

[peyt-n]

noun

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

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Historical Examples of paton

For meanwhile Mr Paton had taken quite a wrong view of his character.
St. Winifred's
Frederic W. Farrar
Paton always puts them in his waste-paper basket, not in his desk.
St. Winifred's
Frederic W. Farrar
Mr. Paton then took me to Malo, where a Frenchman, Mr. I., was expecting me.
Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific
Felix Speiser
She is as pretty a little pagan as ever, said Perior, glancing at Miss Paton.
The Confounding of Camelia
Anne Douglas Sedgwick
She was an iron boat from Liverpool, commanded by Captain Paton.
Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2)
William Henry Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for paton

Paton

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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