lewis

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see also: Lewis

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈluːɪs/

Noun

lewis (plural lewises)

1. A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry.

   Synonyms: lewisson

2. (by extension, figurative) The son of a Freemason, envisaged as assisting his father in heavy work or in old age.
3. A kind of shears used in cropping woollen cloth.
   • 1835, Andrew Ure, The philosophy of manufactures (page 203)

     After the preeming period, the lads are put either to the gig-machines, or to the lewises in the cutting or shearing-room.

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Lewis

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈluːɪs/

Proper noun

1. A male given name cln en
2. Surname
3. Surname, an anglicization of Lobhaois, itself from Old French Louis#Old French|Louis.
4. The title given to a partially apprenticed Freemason who is normally the Master or Son of a practicing Freemason; one practising or learning the degrees of Freemasonry after introduction to the degrees and before full induction or before becoming a Worshipful Brother.
5. Surname, an adopted anglicization of Llywelyn.

Proper noun

1. The Isle of Lewis, Scotland. c en
2. A locale in US.
   1. A city in Iowa.
   2. A city in Kansas, ;.
   3. A town in Essex County, New York.
   4. A town in Lewis County, New York.
   5. A town in Vermont, ;.
   6. CDP in Colorado.
   7. CDP in Wisconsin, ;.
   8. An unincorporated community in Indiana.
   9. An unincorporated community in Missouri, ;.
   10. An unincorporated community in North Carolina.
   11. A ghost town in California.

Translations

• Russian: Лью́ис

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