Paton

[ peyt-n ]

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

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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.

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British Dictionary definitions for Paton

Paton

/ (ˈpeɪtən) /


noun
  1. 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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