lewis

name

1. (countable, uncountable)A male given name from Frankish.

   “And tell false Edward, thy supposed king, That Lewis of France is sending over masquers, To revel it with him and his new bride.”

   “They named me Lewis and called me Louie as though my name was Louis, and I never saw the difference until Sammy pointed it out. And even then, I still don't see much difference.”

   “The Ferraris pressed the self-destruct button, Lewis Hamilton lost his spot on the podium, and there were champagne moments for Pierre Gasly and Carlos Sainz Jr.”

2. (countable, uncountable)An English surname originating as a patronymic.

   “The first line of dialogue is from an off-screen Field Commander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain), asking the team to stay in sight and “make NASA proud”.”

3. (countable, uncountable)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.
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   “It’s a bit of a surprise to be driving through farmlands near Lewis, Kansas, and suddenly spot a series of tall chalk towers on the horizon.”

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16. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].
17. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
18. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of the Isle of Lewis: an island of Scotland, United Kingdom.

noun

1. A cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry.
2. (broadly, figuratively)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.

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