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Soane

American  
[sohn] / soʊn /

noun

  1. Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.


Soane British  
/ səʊn /

noun

  1. Sir John. 1753–1837, British architect. His work includes Dulwich College Art Gallery (1811–14) and his own house in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London (1812–13), which is now the Sir John Soane's Museum

"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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The Huskies now have six scholarship tackles, but four of them — Soane Faasolo, Elishah Jackett, Justin Hylkema and Davit Boyajyan — are either redshirt freshmen or true freshmen.

From Seattle Times May 17, 2024

For the living room, she brought in a handcrafted rattan console from Soane that is woven to look like a draped fabric.

From Washington Post Jul. 27, 2022

A few months of Netflix, roasts in cosy country pubs and trips to the Sir John Soane Museum proceeds in much the same way.

From The Guardian May 8, 2017

Today Dulwich is best known for the Dulwich Picture Gallery, designed by Sir John Soane and opened in 1817.

From New York Times Jul. 7, 2016

She said: “There is a man called Soane who tells me sometimes that he was once a gamekeeper at what he calls ‘the big house.’

From The Moonlit Way by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

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